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Obama to Black Youth: Nothing Wrong with Acting White
24 July 2014 / 49 Comments
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In comments little-remarked upon by the media, President Obama Monday suggested that too many African Americans are using their culture to separate themselves from mainstream society, and that this should come to an end.
Obama spoke during an event for his My Brothers Keeper initiative in Washington. I dont support the initiative: I think its goals are worthwhile, but I believe government shouldnt be establishing programs targeting specific races. Nevertheless, Obama made many constructive statements to the youth attending the question and answer session, which went on for nearly an hour.
Addressing a question that was actually about Native American culture, Obama said cultural pride could be maintained even as minority cultures wove themselves into the larger society. And then he pivoted to black culture.
As the heads of African Americans in the audience shook in knowing agreement, Obama criticized a penchant within the black community for castigating those perceived as acting white.
From his remarks:
Theres no contradiction between knowing your culture the traditional cultures out of which your families come, but also being part of the larger culture.
And I think that one of the things this is true not just for Native Americans, but its also true for African Americans. Sometimes African Americans, in communities where Ive worked, theres been the notion of acting white which sometimes is overstated, but theres an element of truth to it, where, okay, if boys are reading too much, then, well, why are you doing that? Or why are you speaking so properly?
And the notion that theres some authentic way of being black, that if youre going to be black you have to act a certain way and wear a certain kind of clothes, that has to go. (Applause.) Because there are a whole bunch of different ways for African American men to be authentic.
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