Black Pride with Brown Pride
African Americans and Latinos have always felt like they have been ostracized from society, for which I believe to be true considering we have always been the minorities in this country, however despite these adversities we seem to show great compassion and understanding to each other because we can relate through our livelihoods. We tend to always stay in one general area despite our culture’s way of life, our social standards, or our marginally different religions. That is something I have grown to be accustomed to, because for the past 20+ years of living in Dallas, Oakcliff, I have nurtured a great appreciation for African Americans. That is why we have become strong, and have been able to make huge impacts …show more content…
Latinos and African Americans differ in so many aspects in their respective communities such as how we go about our religious ceremonies, to how we celebrate certain holidays and ultimately to how we approach government issues. When it comes to government issues that regard our cooperation or our participation, its especially hard for our communities to support their ideas or laws when we ourselves do not get the representation and support we deserve. We are incredibly similar to that aspect because we are constantly shunned by the media and many other hate groups …show more content…
The time I have spent with this culture has given me a wide range of ideas, and terms that have intimately stuck with me forever. It is for certain that the Black community have an ability to speak in a dialect that is for the most part understandable, but does not follow the Standard English guidelines. That is why it makes them diverse, it allows them communicate this way because that is how they identify themselves amongst their peers. An example could be: “I ain’t got no homework”, or “what time it is?” It is interesting to know how African American culture has developed in such a way, to how their language and behavior is incorporated into their daily lives. Movies such as Boyz n the Hood, Barber Shop, or perhaps even Friday, give us some more expansive ways to learn and see how they communicate with different kinds of people. Although, African American males speak more aggressive, they also have the tendency to give off a very direct eye contact with larger gestures. However, the majority of male and female Blacks will speak in this fashion in any community you find. John Baugh, a Linguists professor at Stanford University further explains this tradition of verbal communication in a Video Course: Do You Speak
African Americans and Latinos have always felt like they have been ostracized from society, for which I believe to be true considering we have always been the minorities in this country, however despite these adversities we seem to show great compassion and understanding to each other because we can relate through our livelihoods. We tend to always stay in one general area despite our culture’s way of life, our social standards, or our marginally different religions. That is something I have grown to be accustomed to, because for the past 20+ years of living in Dallas, Oakcliff, I have nurtured a great appreciation for African Americans. That is why we have become strong, and have been able to make huge impacts …show more content…
Latinos and African Americans differ in so many aspects in their respective communities such as how we go about our religious ceremonies, to how we celebrate certain holidays and ultimately to how we approach government issues. When it comes to government issues that regard our cooperation or our participation, its especially hard for our communities to support their ideas or laws when we ourselves do not get the representation and support we deserve. We are incredibly similar to that aspect because we are constantly shunned by the media and many other hate groups …show more content…
The time I have spent with this culture has given me a wide range of ideas, and terms that have intimately stuck with me forever. It is for certain that the Black community have an ability to speak in a dialect that is for the most part understandable, but does not follow the Standard English guidelines. That is why it makes them diverse, it allows them communicate this way because that is how they identify themselves amongst their peers. An example could be: “I ain’t got no homework”, or “what time it is?” It is interesting to know how African American culture has developed in such a way, to how their language and behavior is incorporated into their daily lives. Movies such as Boyz n the Hood, Barber Shop, or perhaps even Friday, give us some more expansive ways to learn and see how they communicate with different kinds of people. Although, African American males speak more aggressive, they also have the tendency to give off a very direct eye contact with larger gestures. However, the majority of male and female Blacks will speak in this fashion in any community you find. John Baugh, a Linguists professor at Stanford University further explains this tradition of verbal communication in a Video Course: Do You Speak