Am I Black ?

Hi All ,

I am a 34 Male , my grand parents are from Middle east and I live in a small island Off the coast of india ( asia ) ... I am brown in color and my .... Ahm.... jewels and equipment are black.

I love and addore white women.

should I call myself a black ?


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If you don't know who you are why would anyone else know? :roll:

 

if we want to get technical the darker people in india (the dilit, siddi, etc. and most of the untouchables) are black

 

I myself (ww), would not consider you "black", even though your skin is really dark (and even darker than the skin of some "black" men). To me "black" is just another way of saying that someone origins from Africa, and you don't

But that's just how I feel. Other people might have another opinion.

 

black basically means someone born in North, Central and South America or the Carribean (really any western nation) whose ancestors came to these places via the African Diaspora.....some might disagree and say that someone born in the west with parents from Africa are black.....kinda all depends though....its not so much color as it is cultural....I've seen plenty of blacks that were lighter than about 90% of East Indians so....who knows

 

So, you're saying that you don't consider a person born in Africa to be a black person? My boyfriend (from Cameroon) would strongly disagree...

 

HA!
TCO may not have meant that.

But...when I was in undergrad at Xavier University of Louisiana a "Black" babe told me that I was not "Black" but "African".

Go figure...

The argument could be made, though, that "Black" pertains to the identity and culture of African descendants here in America.

 

That is how I look at it. If they are from African descent they are considered black. I am Sicilian and I have uncles that are very dark skinned, and have been mistaken for being black but I would never consider them black just b/c they are dark skinned.

 

many of the people of india do have more recent african origins. they are ethiopic black people (the darker ones) i can show you pictures of some who look straight up african in the face, only wiht straight hair.

 

but it is true that many sicilians are part black so who knows..maybe there is black ancestry somewhere in the family.

 

thanks for all the replies.
OK, I am a brown asian

ladies .....Any takers

guy

 

You're not of AFRICAN heritage

You can call yourself what you want to..but I'd NEVER consider an Indian my Brother

 

I haven't met many Africans who would call themselves black....they say they are Ghanian, Nigerian, Senegalese etc.....and usually refer to their ethnic group....Akan, Ibo, or Wolof for example.....Africans can say they are black....no one is going to raise an eyebrow....but we in America say black because we don't know our ancestral ethnic group

 

To be honest, i only began to refer to and think of myself as a black man when i came to America. When i lived in Nigeria, i just used to call myself a Yoruba man... thats it.

 

hmmm.. interesting comments, boys.
Could it also be a question of being part of the majority vs being part of the minority? Before I moved to a more multicultural city, I was not very aware of my "whiteness". I became aware of it only in relation to other "colours". I have since been in situation where I was the only white person - and it made me very "aware" of the colour of my skin!

 

stupidest post by..far..not to be rude..if you want to know what you are ask your parents... :roll:

 

Who are your ancestors? What is your heritage?

I've never dated an Indian before. I haven't really had the opportunity, and I must admit it might be a bit tricky considering I don't like their food (I like West Indian food but not East Indian). There are also many negative stereotypes about how East Indian men view WW.

 

if the people in this link aren't black then what is? they've been in india for thousands of years but look at them

http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/india4.html

 

here's another good link that shows pictures of people in india with obvious african origins.

http://members.tripod.com/jrmoore1958/buddha.html