You are so smart! We're back together!kwillia said::dur: I could be cooking up the gobs while you are watching your show...
You are so smart! We're back together!kwillia said::dur: I could be cooking up the gobs while you are watching your show...
LexiGirl75 said:BET has sitcoms, Nightly news, movies about black people and shows that talk about black celebrities and historians.
Ummm... I am not saying that I or other black people can not enjoy the other stations, my point is that we don't always relate to ti just like other cultures may not always relate to the rap video stylings.
Rap came over on a boat from Africa? What does downing women and crotch grabbing have to do with your culture? If that's what makes you proud:shrug:
I however prefer to watch shows with women who look like me and act like me and that I can relate to. Shows like Girlfriends and Half and Half on UPN (not Us Po' Negroes)
Why do you HAVE to act different?
It is not my intentions to offend anyone by reiterating that there are cultural differences between white and black people.
There are only differences when you accentuate them or make it so on purpose. I enjoy my heritage but it doesn't make me different to where I feel I need special treatment.
I can not relate to it, but watching Bobby and Whitney's show is hilarious because I can relate to it because I know black people like that or more so how we are.
I haven't seen the show nor plan to watch someone who beats his wife, who has no self respect and admits to drugs. Is that what you relate to?
Man, I hope this doesnt offend anyone, but I am open to answer questions that are reasonable like Vrai's.
LexiGirl75 said:Man, I hope this doesnt offend anyone, but I am open to answer questions that are reasonable like Vrai's.
Homesick said:Lexi, do you happen to know why black people take their time getting out of the way?
Examples:
1. In shopping lanes in the grocery store, they refuse to give you room to pass by. If they bump into to you they bump and go on. If I bump someone I say "I'm sorry or excuse me." I try to be polite.
2. Why when crossing the street do they take their good old time? When I cross, I run.
Sorry bud, everyone does this in the grocery store. I know because I work in one. It's not just 'black' people. A lot of old people do this and especially a lot of mexican people. I'll be waiting for ages sometimes, some people just have no courtesy and that certainly has no color as far as I can see.Homesick said:Lexi, do you happen to know why black people take their time getting out of the way?
Examples:
1. In shopping lanes in the grocery store, they refuse to give you room to pass by. If they bump into to you they bump and go on. If I bump someone I say "I'm sorry or excuse me." I try to be polite.
Well, I'm not going to tell you you're wrong either, people perceive things differently. However, maybe society has forced this belief on you so that whenever you see a black person doing this you automatically make a note of it, perhaps an unconscious note (oh yea, he's black that's why). When a white person does this, does this same thing happen or do we let some things slide because we share that minute commonality?Homesick said:Not picking here, not my style, BuddyLee, but I swear to goodness I run across this with black people all the time, especially in my neighborhood.
I have to agree. Go hang out in any store - grocery or otherwise. It's not the black people with their carts in the middle of the friggin' aisle, blocking everyone else. It's white folk. And you go like this: "Excuse me, can I get by real quick?" and they LOOK at you like YOU'RE the one being rude.BuddyLee said:Sorry bud, everyone does this in the grocery store.
You've been visiting my college, haven't you?vraiblonde said:As far as the *thump* *thump* *thump* goes, I see that more with white kids, too. Scruffy looking ones who should probably consider spending their stereo money on some soap and water, or maybe a razor to clean up that mess they've got all over their chins.
vraiblonde said:As far as the *thump* *thump* *thump* goes, I see that more with white kids, too. Scruffy looking ones who should probably consider spending their stereo money on some soap and water, or maybe a razor to clean up that mess they've got all over their chins.
You should have went for the gold...elaine said:"wannabe's"
vraiblonde said:And you go like this: "Excuse me, can I get by real quick?" and they LOOK at you like YOU'RE the one being rude.
I loved people until I worked in a grocery store for a year. I still love people and their many dynamics but I sure do hate that stupidity factor. People trying to smuggle crab meat in their pants among countless other items; some guy thought he was hitting the brakes but instead jammed the gas and ran over/smushed/destroyed three carts, two kiddie buggies, the cart return, and also managed to hit two other cars; guys stealing purses and then going into the adjacent parking lot where everyone can see him; just last week a boy throws up on the floor. The mother see's this and continues to shop. The boy walks away and throws up again, all the while my manager just looks at them in disbelief; how about the dingalings who come into a closed line. Here you have your light off, a thousand billboard 'closed' signs but yet people don't seem to notice; throwing a three cart full-load in the express lane when those with a mere three items wait for eternity to come and go; those who tell you you're wrong when you haven't been a cent off in years! (this is great when they do an audit in front of them and they find out they were at fault, I love this.); WIC checks.lol If you screw up one minute detail in a WIC check you must pay for that WIC check, nice; gotta love the people who get in line and exclaim "wait one minute (which is like 10) I forgot this item, license, wallet, money, ect."; also gotta love the people who leave tons of de-shop (these are the items that one leaves around various parts of the store or the cart-full of items that one decides they don't want at the last minute). There are countless others but I'll stop here...for now.lolsinwagon said:You know what is even worse? I experienced this myself this weekend at the Giant and remembered why my husband does most of the grocery shopping.
Those goody goody parents that let their kids get the groceries from the shelf down EVERY ISLE and they are standing there saying "this one mommy, this one mommy" and she is standing there in the middle of the isle with her cart "no Johnny the one at the bottom, the next one" Grrrr! Get the crap yourself and make your kid stand beside the cart! Granted every now and then is one thing but taking 3 steps you are stopping to get something and taking forever to let your kid get it is ridiculous and then there are those that allow their kids to push the cart for them who push right down the center behind mom who is paying no attention that the kid is blocking everything!
Buddy you are sounding like a mean old horrible republican. It is your obligation to clean up puke from some poor ill child, the mother can't interrupt her shopping for her kid, someone will clean it up, someone always cleans up their messes. Express lane? These people with 3 carts have to shop, and they deserve to be treated fairly! You cannot keep the binge shopper down with your oppressive rules! As far as de-shopping how elitist of you! These peoples time is valuable, they should not be bothered with taking that $18 twin pack of rib eyes allllllllll the way back to the meat department, you will find it in a few days stashed behind the paper towels and you can take care of it! Now how could you possibly be angry at the poor underprivledged guy who is forced to steal crabmeat just to survive. He is no doubt a victim and you scoff at him. It is YOUR job to SERVE them. They cannot be burdened with trivial stuff like common courtesy.BuddyLee said:I loved people until I worked in a grocery store for a year. I still love people and their many dynamics but I sure do hate that stupidity factor. People trying to smuggle crab meat in their pants among countless other items; some guy thought he was hitting the brakes but instead jammed the gas and ran over/smushed/destroyed three carts, two kiddie buggies, the cart return, and also managed to hit two other cars; guys stealing purses and then going into the adjacent parking lot where everyone can see him; just last week a boy throws up on the floor. The mother see's this and continues to shop. The boy walks away and throws up again, all the while my manager just looks at them in disbelief; how about the dingalings who come into a closed line. Here you have your light off, a thousand billboard 'closed' signs but yet people don't seem to notice; throwing a three cart full-load in the express lane when those with a mere three items wait for eternity to come and go; those who tell you you're wrong when you haven't been a cent off in years! (this is great when they do an audit in front of them and they find out they were at fault, I love this.); WIC checks.lol If you screw up one minute detail in a WIC check you must pay for that WIC check, nice; gotta love the people who get in line and exclaim "wait one minute (which is like 10) I forgot this item, license, wallet, money, ect."; also gotta love the people who leave tons of de-shop (these are the items that one leaves around various parts of the store or the cart-full of items that one decides they don't want at the last minute). There are countless others but I'll stop here...for now.lol
Originally Posted by BuddyLee:I still love people and their many dynamics
Homesick said:Lexi, do you happen to know why black people take their time getting out of the way?
Examples:
1. In shopping lanes in the grocery store, they refuse to give you room to pass by. If they bump into to you they bump and go on. If I bump someone I say "I'm sorry or excuse me." I try to be polite.
2. Why when crossing the street do they take their good old time? When I cross, I run.
You know, I hate to burn Shoppers, but why is their produce (lettuce, broccoli, etc.) so crappy? And why don't they schedule enough people to work as cashiers on the weekends. The lines are so bad that, despite the prices, I have gone back to Giant.BuddyLee said:I loved people until I worked in a grocery store for a year. I still love people and their many dynamics but I sure do hate that stupidity factor. People trying to smuggle crab meat in their pants among countless other items; some guy thought he was hitting the brakes but instead jammed the gas and ran over/smushed/destroyed three carts, two kiddie buggies, the cart return, and also managed to hit two other cars; guys stealing purses and then going into the adjacent parking lot where everyone can see him; just last week a boy throws up on the floor. The mother see's this and continues to shop. The boy walks away and throws up again, all the while my manager just looks at them in disbelief; how about the dingalings who come into a closed line. Here you have your light off, a thousand billboard 'closed' signs but yet people don't seem to notice; throwing a three cart full-load in the express lane when those with a mere three items wait for eternity to come and go; those who tell you you're wrong when you haven't been a cent off in years! (this is great when they do an audit in front of them and they find out they were at fault, I love this.); WIC checks.lol If you screw up one minute detail in a WIC check you must pay for that WIC check, nice; gotta love the people who get in line and exclaim "wait one minute (which is like 10) I forgot this item, license, wallet, money, ect."; also gotta love the people who leave tons of de-shop (these are the items that one leaves around various parts of the store or the cart-full of items that one decides they don't want at the last minute). There are countless others but I'll stop here...for now.lol