Dafty Puck
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Both modern day African Americans and African immigrants have African ancestors in common
It's a shame those playing into the superiority complex fail to recognize this fact.
It's just sad to hear someone say Blacks treat African Immigrants worse than Whites, when most of Europe has treated (and some continue to treat) Africa just like Dominique Strauss-Kahn did his African maid.
Forget the odd insult, it's the politics that's the killer.
I guarantee you that the average idiot standing on a soapbox calling someone a "cotton picker" or a "dirty savage" isn't usually that same person trashing your resume. They won't have to bother with all the outward displays of nonsense.
When it comes to Blacks and African immigrants, that person won't be drawing lines of distinction, and the unemployment rate for employable Blacks in this country during times of economic struggle will always balloon to twice that of their employable White counterparts.
Ultimately though, I do believe plenty of darker skinned immigrants try to distance themselves from what they perceive to be the lower-class elements of American society in the hopes of avoiding the stigmas, stereotypes, and discrimination that haunt Black Americans.
Common ancestors go out the window fast once you hit the suburbs. :smile:
- Daft