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re: Ask a Black Guy a Question
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:40 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:40 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
It's a line from an old movie, Crossroads, that is an homage to Muddy Waters. 
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Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:43 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:50 pm to SlapahoeTribe
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Do you ever avoid doing/saying certain things because you fear being so strongly associated with a stereotype? If you do, what do you most avoid doing and/or saying that you actually like?
The n word is my biggest one. When I am around my fam black friends it just rolls off my tongue. My mom doesn't like when my dad and I say it. When I am in public I try to refrain from using it. This is especially hard to do when you are around your friends of the same color and age. Every word is n this or n that. When I some of our white friends are around we try not to use it. One girl we hang with told us she doesn't like that word and it makes her cringe. She went to Tulane so we try not to say it around her. My wife doesn't care she says it so much but when her parents are around she acts like she has never said the word her entire life.
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For instance, there are times when I'm at a convention that I'll go out of my way to avoid certain "redneck southerner" things... even though I may actually enjoy them.
When I went to Vanderbilt in Nashville and Chrysler in Michigan, I had to tone down my accent. I have very new orleans accent and as soon as people heard me speak the conversation became "OH I love your accent" "say baby say new orleans" I didn't mind for the good looking girls but when in a professional setting it to me came off as if I was uneducated. So I would try and mask my accent, but when I got excited I couldn't help it. Also saying no and yea after every sentence was hard also. One day I got off the phone with my mom and I was just being my self and my roommate from rural michigan heard me tell my mom "I'm going make groceries yea" After I got off the phone he asked me what that meant so that turned into a 30 minute conversation of me telling him about how we speak in Louisiana.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:51 pm to Bushmaster
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It's a line from an old movie, Crossroads, that is an homage to Muddy Waters.
Im gonna find that movie and watch it who's in it so I can confirm Im watching the right movie. I don't wanna spend an hour plus watching the wrong movie.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:53 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
I've been thinking about starting a summer mentoring program for at risk black teens that consists of a mixture of one on one work with me covering the technical/business side of my business as well as time working with different sets of my subcontractors in different trade areas. My intent is to give them exposure to multiple skilled trades as well as letting them see what owning a business is like. My question would be this, would it be better to offer them payment in the form of cash only, or less cash with an equal amount given as a scholarship. I want to attract as many applicants as possible and would like to know what you think would be a bigger motivation to an at risk teen. I was thinking $400 per week cash only, or minimum wage x 40hrs with an equal match that went towards a scholarship. Obviously the second route equals a higher total, but I'm not sold on college being for everyone and want to go with the one that will attract the most applicants.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:54 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
Ralph Machio aka the karate kid and a hot young Jamie Gertz. It's about blues music and the devil with a tie in to Robert Johnsons crossroads.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:56 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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so I can confirm Im watching the right movie. I don't wanna spend an hour plus watching the wrong movie.
Much less stealing the wrong movie.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:59 pm to T4
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I've been thinking about starting a summer mentoring program for at risk black teens that consists of a mixture of one on one work with me covering the technical/business side of my business as well as time working with different sets of my subcontractors in different trade areas. My intent is to give them exposure to multiple skilled trades as well as letting them see what owning a business is like. My question would be this, would it be better to offer them payment in the form of cash only, or less cash with an equal amount given as a scholarship. I want to attract as many applicants as possible and would like to know what you think would be a bigger motivation to an at risk teen. I was thinking $400 per week cash only, or minimum wage x 40hrs with an equal match that went towards a scholarship. Obviously the second route equals a higher total, but I'm not sold on college being for everyone and want to go with the one that will attract the most applicants.
First of off that sounds like a great idea. I am a strong believer in teach a man to fish.
Scholarship is a better idea to me. Plus you get to right it off for taxes.
With a scholarship you can ensure the money direct benefits their future. Learning a trade will be the best opportunity. The biggest benefit would be learning to run a business. A lot of people can start a business but only a few have the optics and foresight to stay in business. I really commend you for doing this.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 9:59 pm to Bushmaster
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Ralph Machio aka the karate kid and a hot young Jamie Gertz. It's about blues music and the devil with a tie in to Robert Johnsons crossroads.
Im on it.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:00 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
It's a thinking mans film, bro.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:01 pm to Sparkplug#1
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Much less stealing the wrong movie.
exactly
if blockbuster was still around I would do the right thing. Nvm I found it on Amazon 3.99 rental
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:06 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
Serious question, world serious, why'd you let it happen? The answer is imperative to root cause. That weak?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:07 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Much less stealing the wrong movie.
exactly if blockbuster was still around I would do the right thing.
Nvm I found it on Amazon 3.99 rental
Hey thanks for sticking with this. I think you have done a lot to show skin color is just that and not big divide. I think culture and class are the bigger issue and in other cities that can be an all white issue.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:07 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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don't care what color he is. He died on the cross for my sins that is good enough for me.
I wish I could upvote this a thousand times
Co-signed
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:10 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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don't care what color he is. He died on the cross for my sins that is good enough for me.
I wish I could upvote this a thousand times
Co-signed
I'll add an up vote too!
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:17 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
Have you or anyone of your friends ever engaged in racist talk towards another race? Have y'all ever privately made fun of another race?
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:17 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
quote:quote:The n word is my biggest one. When I am around my fam black friends it just rolls off my tongue. My mom doesn't like when my dad and I say it. When I am in public I try to refrain from using it. This is especially hard to do when you are around your friends of the same color and age. Every word is n this or n that. When I some of our white friends are around we try not to use it. One girl we hang with told us she doesn't like that word and it makes her cringe. She went to Tulane so we try not to say it around her. My wife doesn't care she says it so much but when her parents are around she acts like she has never said the word her entire life.
Do you ever avoid doing/saying certain things because you fear being so strongly associated with a stereotype? If you do, what do you most avoid doing and/or saying that you actually like?
I appreciate the honest response.
quote:quote:When I went to Vanderbilt in Nashville and Chrysler in Michigan, I had to tone down my accent. I have very new orleans accent and as soon as people heard me speak the conversation became "OH I love your accent" "say baby say new orleans" I didn't mind for the good looking girls but when in a professional setting it to me came off as if I was uneducated. So I would try and mask my accent, but when I got excited I couldn't help it. Also saying no and yea after every sentence was hard also. One day I got off the phone with my mom and I was just being my self and my roommate from rural michigan heard me tell my mom "I'm going make groceries yea" After I got off the phone he asked me what that meant so that turned into a 30 minute conversation of me telling him about how we speak in Louisiana.
For instance, there are times when I'm at a convention that I'll go out of my way to avoid certain "redneck southerner" things... even though I may actually enjoy them.
I actually chuckled a bit when I read that... "make groceries."
But yeah, I have to watch my southern draw when out of state. I always fear that the first thing people think is that I must be less intelligent and racist.
I always hesitate telling people that I like guns and going to NASCAR races. I'm well spoken, well mannered, enjoy the symphony, don't watch reality television, like reading and traveling, and am an A student in the Physics program at LSU... but as soon as I mention guns or NASCAR, I'm just another redneck.
Posted on 3/4/17 at 10:29 pm to Bushmaster
I don't remember the line you are referring to in Crossroads.
But I do remember the line: "you don't play no harp, you don't get no pu$$y."
Was a good movie back in the day. Cool that you brought it into this thread.
ETA: "hell hound's on your trail boy"
"Legba? Hehehe he done changed his name to Scratch"
But I do remember the line: "you don't play no harp, you don't get no pu$$y."
Was a good movie back in the day. Cool that you brought it into this thread.
ETA: "hell hound's on your trail boy"
"Legba? Hehehe he done changed his name to Scratch"
This post was edited on 3/4/17 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:01 am to LSU_Saints_Hornets
My **** held it down
Posted on 3/5/17 at 12:20 am to LSU6262
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Have you or anyone of your friends ever engaged in racist talk towards another race?
Not really. One time my friend was really drunk and he had just broke up with a vietnamese girl from the east (New Orleans East) and we were at Manchus and they messed up his order. Now Manchu is the most sketchest food establishment in New Orleans there are crack heads every where and drug dealers people selling cds and dvds and shite just a place you gotta keep your head on a swivel. Anyways they messed up his order and it had taken like 20 minutes to get it. So he throws the food at them. The have this big glass protection thing at the counter. Then he proceeds to say "them ching chang bastards stay trying to frick ova a n word" "Man frick that dog cooking mother fricka" I am also drunk and then I begin saying me chinese me play joke me put pee pee in your coke. My other friend grabs us and we head back home hungry. We have been eating a manchus for ever even know the owner Thom. My friend went back to apologize to Thom. Thom is cool and has seen it all so it was no hard feelings but it was funny but really fricked up we did that.
ETA this happened when I was like 19. Under age drinking really is a bad choice.
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Have y'all ever privately made fun of another race?
I heard this from a comedian and this is a 100% true. I have really bad road rage. The only time I say derogatory racist language is while driving.
The first thing I will call you probably has to do with you race. I don't discriminate either. Black, White, Asian, Mexican I say the most racist things when you piss me off while driving. I don't mean it but its just something that gets me irate when you are driving in the left lane slow as frick. Sometimes I wish I drove a tank. I would ram a mother fricker right into lake ponchartrain if I knew I could get away with it. This post was edited on 3/5/17 at 12:47 am
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