Yes, I'm tink I'm black!

Her name is Melanie. Have a picture of her?

MrFantastic said:
Did I mention her on the forum or was this a facebook thing?
She's in LA, she's crushing it right now. She did a concert with Aaron Carter a couple of weeks ago. She use to be in a girl band for Rodney Jerkins(Dark Child) but bounced because she a contract singing for Carnival Cruise. I hope she blows up so I can ride those coat tails like a motherfuka lol
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mama said:
You tink you're black? :confused:
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I think i know what he is talking about. Many groups in Africa don't have the same concept as race being a part of your culture. Many groups in Africa adhere to their ethnic or tribal origin in defining themselves. However with every group especially in places such as ethiopia, eritrea, northern sudan, you have a diversity of different looks. So, sometimes it is hard to pigeonhole some individual in our western black and white paradigm. Here is a few excellient examples.

Question In your honest opinion would you preceive these people as being Black, if you seen them walking down the street?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb19MFctgUs&feature=channel_video_title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIaDsJT7pFM&feature=related

Ethiopians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJ7li-7Zwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK4oDi2bEYk&feature=related
Northern Sudanese


Northern nigeria fulani in borno state
http://www.kanuri.net/pic.php?pID=119
http://www.kanuri.net/kanuri_and_their_neighbours2.php?aID=232&cID=
http://www.kanuri.net/borno_personalities2.php?aID=200&cID=
http://www.kanuri.net/pic.php?pID=291
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8z41Ft6a3s&feature=channel_video_title
Mind you this is so called sub saharan africa, and there are many examples of this. The Western idea of pigeonholing everyone in so called distinct categories according to region or area is definitely not workable.
 
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briancali said:
I think i know what he is talking about. Many groups in Africa don't have the same concept as race being a part of your culture. Many groups in Africa adhere to their ethnic or tribal origin in defining themselves. However with every group especially in place such as ethiopia, eritrea, northern sudan, you have a diversity of different looks. So, sometime it is hard to pigeonhole some individual in our western black and white paradimes. Here is a few excellient examples.

Question In your honest opinion would you preceive these people as being Black, if you seen them walking down the street.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb19MFctgUs&feature=channel_video_title

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIaDsJT7pFM&feature=related

Ethiopians

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJ7li-7Zwo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK4oDi2bEYk&feature=related
Northern Sudanese


Northern nigeria fulani in borno state
http://www.kanuri.net/pic.php?pID=119
http://www.kanuri.net/kanuri_and_their_neighbours2.php?aID=232&cID=
http://www.kanuri.net/borno_personalities2.php?aID=200&cID=
http://www.kanuri.net/pic.php?pID=291
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8z41Ft6a3s&feature=channel_video_title
Mind you this is so called sub saharan africa, and there are many examples of this. The Western idea of pigeonholing everyone in so called distinct categories according to region or area is defining not workable.
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What about Cheb Mami, the Algerian singer, who was best known in America for his background vocals in "Desert Rose" by Sting?

I have his album - he sang a song called "Habeebi" as well, (French lyrics if I'm not mistaken although it's hard to make out)... I love that album...

Here's my favorite - the first - song on that album...
[YOUTUBE]lVGuqW_k0pA[/YOUTUBE]
 
saintaugusta said:
What about Cheb Mami, the Algerian singer, who was best known in America for his background vocals in "Desert Rose" by Sting?

I have his album - he sang a song called "Habeebi" as well, (French lyrics if I'm not mistaken although it's hard to make out)... I love that album...

Here's my favorite - the first - song on that album...
[YOUTUBE]lVGuqW_k0pA[/YOUTUBE]
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Yeah, I like his music as well, and the video you posted was great. However, i heard he has five year jail sentence in France. I was surprised to hear about that! I forgot his crime.
 
Hej min landskamrat :smt006

Welcome to the forum :) Don't be scared off by the people here...they're really quite friendly :smt021 he he....I think it sometimes is hard because off the language but I love it here.

I get what you meant with that you think you are black, it is maybe a Swedish thing??

So lets see a pic now please ;)
 
BlackSwede,had you been to this website called Whoa.nu? If so what is your opinion of this website? Had you been to any other Swedish website that talks about dating between Swedish women and Black men?
 
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