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Posted: Friday January 7th, 2005 14:45 |
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I was just wondering if anybody has had any view(s) dramatically altered after reading a Blackchat post?
Has blackchat actually played a part in the direction of your life today? And HOW?
Please share your thoughts...
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Posted: Friday January 7th, 2005 15:04 |
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urm
well I would not say totally altered, it just makes me think just a bit harder about the subject.
but blackchat is no different from interacting with people in school. family or freinds they all shape your way of thinking.
i tell you what though, this is addictive, literally i study work partime and after every lecture or break i log into blacknet. I need to stop, people think i am unsociable.
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Posted: Friday January 7th, 2005 16:46 |
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i'll agree with sooofresh in that most peoples ideas won't change dramatically here @blacknet, just like in the real world.
once someone has reached 12 years old, you can basically predict that individual's overall mentality - this will remain consistent, most of their life.
the exceptions to this, are small, but these exceptions are people made much greater through their enlightenment.
the internet though, allows people who probably would never have met, and who share common idealogies, the chance to share their thoughts, ideas and experience.
deep!
exceptonial people are and will be made, by such relationships, formed in cyberspace.
now thats cool!
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 12:12 |
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I had made me realize how much alike and how vastly different African-Americans and British born Africans are a like.
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 12:26 |
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 14:33 |
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@All. Well still working on it. But still can't develop any passion for non black women, funny complexion people, US women who confuse weaves with proper hair. People killing black people on behalf of white nations and stuff, Arsenal football team and those kind of of things.
Oh yeah still can't stand a lot of dance hall what is that Chak a chaka Elephant man rubbish.
Sad really .
Never had anything against Somails etc. But now I know they have their fair share of idiots which I was not wise to until here. So that is enlightening.
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 14:40 |
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I agree with sooofresh and breadfruit.
It reinforces what some of us knew before really. Its a bit like a church, being among like minded people.
We have all learnt stuff though, and blacknet keeps you focused on things from a black prospective which is all good.
The above I think could lead to someone setting up something entirely with an African point of view; that would be dramatic and right!
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 14:58 |
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I learnt that we can actualy get on with each other, I also learnt that there will always be someone who tries to put the spanner in the works and that it takes a wide range of people of varying personalities of all ages to make a Village.
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 16:40 |
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ive learnt that the whole house n****r field n****r thing is true
they are people out there who are "happy" with what they got
will work for the whiteman and kill their own for money
will take another race, marry them and then tread all over the blackwomen
insult fellow blacks and snitch on them just like the snitch slave from back in days
me in a field n****r and proud
beat me whip me fill my body with scars
but i aint leavin my people own there in the cold while im sitting indoors warm
and the most imporant thing is
THE GRAND CHAMPION BLOODING LIVES ON!!
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 19:37 |
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its taught me that too many people have issues and so many races are after us true brown skin peeps (like when was beige brown)
agree with fredb except on that elephant man comment. feel like de chakalising now as beenie man says in his song
its just a nice mix of people here
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 21:31 |
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Hmm!
Had to think about this before posting my comment 2 pence worth.
I like that phrase the Black Chat Effect.
Well of course they're all going to claim inmmunity to the influence that the message in a quality post can have, but that's called -
DENIAL
LOL!
Who me - ah nobody gets one over on me right?
Poppycock!
Well I would have serious reservations about anyone who this was really true for. I'd begin to suspect that I was trying to interact with a corpse.
LOL!
Changing minds
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Changing behavour
Well I aim to do both -
Using a tried, tested and proven system
The old Good Cop - Bad Cop routine.
A well placed DISS to knock em off balance
followed by -
A gentle loving stroke to the ego
Works like a charm, they never realise what you've done to em - as you see can from the replies so far.
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 21:34 |
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Changed my life? Hardly. I actually stumbled on the site once when I was bored, and come regularly cos when I'm bored at uni(I aint got a tv  )
A few topics are good, but they are usually ruined by people either insulting or being rude (and also this EXTREMELY ANNOYING habit people have of quoting other people's posts and replying to certain bits in different font colours, and this goes on and on making the thread messy and difficult to read!)
But all that aside I find it amusing(especially trying to understand what the kids in the under-18 forum type e.g. 'am i a sket' ...lol, and all the BAD English used there and the slangs no one but them understand..)
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Posted: Tuesday January 18th, 2005 21:44 |
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Well it's changed my life immensely, for the better for me and the worse for those who don't agree with me -
LOL!
I'm able to engage in free range Dissing. And this place is a veritable feast of prey (sitting sucks) for the likes of me.
LOL!
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:14 |
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These days everyone seems so hell bent on complaining about BNV so why don't we take a moment to look at the positive.
What have you learnt since being on BNV?
As for me, something I've learnt form a lot of people here are affective ways of educatiing people in my life about issues that are affecting our community that they were otherwise ignorant about.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:19 |
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Nothing I didn't already know - it takes all sorts to make the world!!
Also if blacknet is representative of the African Diasporan community at large, then find your ilk and do your thang as collective progress with a central agenda is not happening for now!! - this can be very positive in the long run...
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:20 |
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lol man I aint gonna front...I was as ignorant as hell when It came to Africa.. lol some would say I still am..but Ive learned more bout the place from here than ANY other source so it cant be all bad.
Also gave me an isught into how some africans think... which as I never grew up with any interests me.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:21 |
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Oh...and there's so much love among us, we're just too damned proud to show it!
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:22 |
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Good thread.
I have learnt about many different perspectives on arguments I didn't before. I mean that in a good way. Certain threads in the past have really make me examine my own reasoning better. I learned different perspectives on MLK, Malcom, Lenny Henry.
I have learned a great deal about international events such as those Coltrane used to keep us up to date with. Who heard of Diego Garcia before he posted all about it... relentlessly.
I have learned of insidious tactics we fall into repeatedly that we're all aware of yet continously fall for. Ladies and gents I speak of the gender and skin tone nonsenses. These things were barely evident in my life before BN and I can honestly say I didn't even know issues like that plagued us... guess I'm open eyed now. And weary.
I learned of things in greater detail like the situation in Congo or the Nile situation, the historys of other african nations where I had only really studied my own. I learnt about the carribean in greater detail.
I have been exposed to many books and writers I didn't before know of. The same with films like 500 years later or Sankofa which I probably wouldn't have come across without BN.
I have learned of the existence of a few black organisations and what they are about.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:25 |
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I have learned that seperated by water and land we have a great deal in common. Some of the same fears and worries, and celebrate the same joys and achievments. Peoples of Africa and African decent.
Coming here has made me really sit on my off time and actually read and research about Africa. Even being there my concentration was on my job and the mission. It is interesting to see Africa from a different light than warrior fighting on its shores.
That is not say everything I believe about Africa is rosy, but it is to say that had it not been for me stumpling on this message board some questions and answeres never would have came to me.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:27 |
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| I have also learnt that there are enough of us that are like minded and passionate enough to lay the foundations for making a different in our society. With a little organistation, I think its possible for the people of BNV to spawn some sort of change in the areas of our community that need the most outreach and education, youth being a prime example. Last edited on Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:28 by Soulstarr
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:45 |
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I have learned that you all in England know alot about us and we don't know anything about you.
I've learned that our gangsta rap/pop culture has poisoned the entire globe.
I have learned how few of us are actually in the UK 2 % scarey odds.
Thanks to many of your first and second hand knowledge I have learned alot about what goes on in Africa before the media puts their spin on a story.
I have gained a greater appreciation for the African experience.
I have learned to look at African Americans (ignorance/arrogance) from a different prospective.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 11:52 |
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Oooh I've learnt so much! First of all I'll co-sign Soulstarr point about being amongst likeminded people - it's one the best feelings knowing that people think the same way as you, but more importantly that SOME people are willing and able to do something about a situation instead of just moaning.
Aside from all the African issues I'm taking a great interest in the IT stuff - boy the amount of things I've learnt there has actually added an extra hobby to my list, which is modding.
Blacknet is great. It's the ONLY African fourm that I know of that has a community like ours. You can get advice, knowledge, news; you can laugh and cry at the various stuff people post up - all from the African prospective. Yep it's good.
I especially would like to thank Maat and MGL for their continuous informative contributions.
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Posted: Wednesday May 24th, 2006 14:00 |
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I have learned that we are not isolated individuals, even though we sometimes like to think of ourselves as such. What I do here in my city or state in the U.S., certainly effects my people in South Africa, Nigeria, Britain, and so forth. I have become more mindful of this.
I have become a more informed person in regards to African news, politics, consciousness, and perspective.
And perhaps most importantly, I have learned much about myself in my time here. Through the different discussions even if they turn into bitter arguments, I appreciate those interacting persons for they helped me better see the world and myself in it.
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ac9311 wrote: I have learned that you all in England know alot about us and we don't know anything about you.
I've learned that our gangsta rap/pop culture has poisoned the entire globe.
I have learned how few of us are actually in the UK 2 % scarey odds.
Thanks to many of your first and second hand knowledge I have learned alot about what goes on in Africa before the media puts their spin on a story.
I have gained a greater appreciation for the African experience.
I have learned to look at African Americans (ignorance/arrogance) from a different prospective.
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Posted: Thursday May 25th, 2006 20:29 |
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Blacknet has given me insight on blacks black britans. Before I came on this board, my sisters best friend visited London and she told me her experience is that blacks in the UK were more or less assimilated with whites, they didnt socialize or group together like they do here. I saw tv images, Uk movies i watched where the black characters almost always had a white mate/partner, and played the black token friend to the white characters. But being here on blackchat and talking to black britans i see all that isnt necesarily true. There are many young black britans idolize rap culture, who are well informed they are on black american history, and admire black leaders like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King just like black americans. Its also been awakened to the racism that exists in the Uk. And i suppose i've gotten a bit of schooling on british slang as well.
But overall being on blacknet and seeing how many intelligent and self conconcious posters on here(save for a few) makes me optimistic about the future of our people. You just dont know how many blacks that seemed so concerned about their personal life that issues of race and what going on with blacks around the world are unimportant to them. Blacknet is a place where i can express my views on issues concerning our race because in real life I really cant converse with many blacks when it comes to these subjects. If they are uncle toms then subjects about race will be taboo. And others dont know enough for me to have a deep intellectual conversation with them. I certainly cant talk about africa or african issues with most black americans that im surrounded by, because many dont know, dont care, or have such ignorant views concerning africans that it just pi**es me off if the subject of africans even comes up. Ive been to Bet, hair forums, and other black websites that are filled with ignorant people who dont know what the hell they are talking about. No matter what you tell them, how much you try to convince them they simply dont get it. Blacknet is one of the only places I can trust wont bombard me with mind dulling ignorance.
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