I just want to start off by thanking Soledad O'Brian and producers for their wonderful work on the Black in America special.
I feel like for the first time, Americans where finally able to see the diversity of Black people, and the different types of Black people in America, and not just one side--the stereotypical one we always see in movies and on the news.
The title of this post is a reaction. It's a reaction to some of the negative stereotypes out there that I have to deal with day to day being a Black person.
Exploring the behind the scenes footage of this production, I was surprised to find that the senior executive producer was a White man. Now this was interesting...
If your reading this right now, and wondering what the---? Then, you need to check out this video:
I'm just so happy that some media (and CNN!!) finally captured the middle-class Black Americans that people oustide our race hardly ever get to see. Or maybe they do see us in their neighborhoods or in their shopping centers, but choose to cling to a certain stereotype they see on TV about us instead of realizing that there are different Black people just like there are different groups of any other race. We're not the same.
But thanks to this documentary, perhaps people can realize that, "Hey! I'm Black and in America, too...just because i don't behave "Black" in certain areas doesn't mean i'm not. And what does behaving 'Black' really mean anyway? Why can't I just behave American?
I feel like for the first time, Americans where finally able to see the diversity of Black people, and the different types of Black people in America, and not just one side--the stereotypical one we always see in movies and on the news.
The title of this post is a reaction. It's a reaction to some of the negative stereotypes out there that I have to deal with day to day being a Black person.
Exploring the behind the scenes footage of this production, I was surprised to find that the senior executive producer was a White man. Now this was interesting...
If your reading this right now, and wondering what the---? Then, you need to check out this video:
I'm just so happy that some media (and CNN!!) finally captured the middle-class Black Americans that people oustide our race hardly ever get to see. Or maybe they do see us in their neighborhoods or in their shopping centers, but choose to cling to a certain stereotype they see on TV about us instead of realizing that there are different Black people just like there are different groups of any other race. We're not the same.
But thanks to this documentary, perhaps people can realize that, "Hey! I'm Black and in America, too...just because i don't behave "Black" in certain areas doesn't mean i'm not. And what does behaving 'Black' really mean anyway? Why can't I just behave American?
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