tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post4863222837440927076..comments2023-07-11T08:07:52.214-07:00Comments on The Nappy Truth: What about the United States?Pascale FDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12568897295240544177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post-20045569711862706162009-03-05T11:25:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:25:00.000-08:00Thanks your the link! It's a real eye-opener!Thanks your the link! It's a real eye-opener!Pascale FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568897295240544177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post-6187169402545146722009-03-05T09:03:00.000-08:002009-03-05T09:03:00.000-08:00Maybe you should show him this:http://www.npr.org/...Maybe you should show him this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99255579Alice B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773528592013987324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post-12835549586339187242009-03-05T08:47:00.000-08:002009-03-05T08:47:00.000-08:00Yeah. Let's give him a Haitian or Senegalese passp...Yeah. Let's give him a Haitian or Senegalese passport next time he goes to France.Alice B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773528592013987324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post-63834361494278141022009-03-05T08:19:00.000-08:002009-03-05T08:19:00.000-08:00I totally agree. I was trying to tell him that he ...I totally agree. I was trying to tell him that he got the red carpet treatment overseas because of his Americanness, but he's not buying it. I guess he can't really understand how spoiled he is. Maybe he should renounce his citizenship!Pascale FDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568897295240544177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319702818464405756.post-28146298676751251462009-03-05T06:31:00.000-08:002009-03-05T06:31:00.000-08:00Also, this guy is probably not taking into account...Also, this guy is probably not taking into account that his Americanness shields him from a lot of harassment when he is abroad. What if he was Black and Haitian in the DR? Or an undocumented African laborer who speaks poor French in French? Does he know what it is like to have a non-American passport and travel through Europe while coming from the 3rd world. His analysis is so simplistic. African-Americans really need to start seeing race through more than just the American lens. Sigh.Alice B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12773528592013987324noreply@blogger.com