What White People Don’t Get About Black Pride
June 24, 2008
Disclaimer: I’m a white almost middle-aged male. So I hardly know what I’m talking about…
But I’m a white almost middle-aged male, so maybe I can help “my people” understand this concept. I’ve seen so many forwarded emails over the years declaring the white man’s struggle for pride… most white guys just don’t get it. These emails usually point out that it’s acceptable for black people to have black pride, but it’s totally uncool to have “white pride.”
Well here’s the way to look at it my white friends: how many times have you verbalized pride for your english/scottish/irish/german/french/italian/etc. heritage? Right – lots, if not all of you. Now, you may be asking, “I’d be cool with black people showing pride in being from Egypt!” There’s just one problem – how many black people do you know who know they’re from Egypt, or any other African country? Exactly – none, unless they’re first generation. Black people have “black pride” because slavery stripped their ability to have country-specific pride.
So white pride = racist because it’s about the race.
Black pride is not racist because it’s all black people have left.
Clear?
