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Webster's New World College Dictionary defines "Nation" as a stable, historically developed community of people with a territory, economic life, and distinctive language and culture in common.
Some ethnic groups (or parts of them) however, have taken it upon themselves to be different from the nation's culture. Illegal aliens from Mexico are notorious for this.
Just as much, blacks in America have done the same >> created a culture distinctly different, too. Rather than name black baby girls common American names like Nancy, Mary, Elizabeth, or Jane, they get names like Lawanda, Leticia, and Tawana. Baby boys, rather than being named George, William, Robert, or James, get name like Laquan, Lemaricus, and Ornethal.
Speech has a sharp divergence. There has developed a distinct black language, separate from mainstream American English. Black slang is so prevalent among many black speakers, they can't even be understood by those in mainstream, non-black America.
Music ? Wow. Has this ever gone rogue. In my life, Americans (white & black both) have enjoyed Rock n Roll, Blues, Jazz, Country/Western, Bluegrass, and Classical music. Decades ago, blacks separated themselves with Soul music (often called Motown). Now, when cars driven by blacks drive into my apartment complex, about all I her is rap, which some people ludicrously call rap "music", recited by "artists" too inept to play a musical instrument. They instead, just holler often hateful and profane trash into a microphone, and somehow get people to pay money for this.
Clothing. This about ties rap for absurdity, with young black guys letting their pants fall to below their asses, exposing their underwear, giving up the use of one hand, to hold up their pants with that hand. People who lost a hand in war or accidents, must really be confounded on this.
And why would anybody complain about not being accepted by society, when they go far out of their way to keep themselves separate ?
Some ethnic groups (or parts of them) however, have taken it upon themselves to be different from the nation's culture. Illegal aliens from Mexico are notorious for this.
Just as much, blacks in America have done the same >> created a culture distinctly different, too. Rather than name black baby girls common American names like Nancy, Mary, Elizabeth, or Jane, they get names like Lawanda, Leticia, and Tawana. Baby boys, rather than being named George, William, Robert, or James, get name like Laquan, Lemaricus, and Ornethal.
Speech has a sharp divergence. There has developed a distinct black language, separate from mainstream American English. Black slang is so prevalent among many black speakers, they can't even be understood by those in mainstream, non-black America.
Music ? Wow. Has this ever gone rogue. In my life, Americans (white & black both) have enjoyed Rock n Roll, Blues, Jazz, Country/Western, Bluegrass, and Classical music. Decades ago, blacks separated themselves with Soul music (often called Motown). Now, when cars driven by blacks drive into my apartment complex, about all I her is rap, which some people ludicrously call rap "music", recited by "artists" too inept to play a musical instrument. They instead, just holler often hateful and profane trash into a microphone, and somehow get people to pay money for this.
Clothing. This about ties rap for absurdity, with young black guys letting their pants fall to below their asses, exposing their underwear, giving up the use of one hand, to hold up their pants with that hand. People who lost a hand in war or accidents, must really be confounded on this.
And why would anybody complain about not being accepted by society, when they go far out of their way to keep themselves separate ?
