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Not like "I went to school with one" but have had an actual friendship?

I've had a couple of conversations recently where people have confidently said things about the Black community that are ridiculously incorrect. The kind of shit where you can tell they grew up in a very white community and learned about Black history as a college freshman.

Disclaimer: I am white, but I grew up in a Black neighborhood. I was one of 3 white kids in my elementary school lol, including my brother.

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I have had close friendships with two black people. One was originally from Usa (which probably qualified him as African American for your question), the other was originally fom Nigeria, but was a German citizen.

I live in Germany btw. where nearly everybody has white skin color.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Right, I know we have a lot of international users here on lemmy, so I wanted to specify Black Americans, the descendents of slaves. For instance, one of my friends and coworkers is a very dark skinned Tunisian, but that's a very different culture than the one I was asking about.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, I am only German, not international.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

*whoosh*

oh wow, it's been like a decade since I saw someone do a "*whoosh*"

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Did you just praise yourself for doing a thing you hadn't seen in a long time?

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

Based move on their part, even if I do not agree on the 'whoosh', hahahah

[–] Sylaran@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

I'm black 👀 This post kinda acts like there are no black people on lemmy but we here... at least I am lol

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

You're the first one in the thread lol

[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Also Black here!

(My keyboard doesn't have emotes, but pretend this is the black hand waving hi)

Edit: 👋🏾

[–] TeryVeneno@lemmy.ml -1 points 6 months ago

Also black here 👋🏾

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today -1 points 6 months ago

Welp, that makes 2 of us!

Guess we have to start our own instance now so we can talk about [redacted]!

[–] SimplyTadpole@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 6 months ago

I'm also black (but not American) and I felt the same way reading this lol