Not like “I went to school with one” but have had an actual friendship?

I’ve had a couple of conversations recently where people have confidently said things about the Black community that are ridiculously incorrect. The kind of shit where you can tell they grew up in a very white community and learned about Black history as a college freshman.

Disclaimer: I am white, but I grew up in a Black neighborhood. I was one of 3 white kids in my elementary school lol, including my brother.

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    4 months ago

    Do you actually know any African Americans? I mean, surely they’re just Americans?

    Are you like a Eurasian Steppes American or something? 😂

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      4 months ago

      It’s ok, one day you’ll grow up and realize how cringe it is to pretend to not understand something just so you can do a “well ACKSHUALLY”

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        4 months ago

        I’m near pension age, doughboy. Why can you not just forget about calling them African just because they’re black? I’d be fuming