Why do somalis think they are African Americans?

[SonofANomad]

Ofcourse we are two different people, just as hatians are different from african americans and jamaicans.

Asian??
-chinese
-korean
-vietnamese....

White
-polish
-german
-french

Black
-nigerian
-somali
-ethiopian
-african american


We are all seeds from the motherland

Asia is a continent With alot more countries in it then just east asian countries

What is this double standard? why do they Call vietnamese koreans Japanese chinese vitnamese as asians and not after a color?

Why is it racist to Call a chinese guy yellow but not when you Call us black?

Why isnt their a yellow classification?

fuck that! i will never take labels and terms European bastards created & identify With it!

[SonofANomad]

Ofcourse we are two different people, just as hatians are different from african americans and jamaicans.

Asain
-chinese
-korean
-vietnamese....

White
-polish
-german
-french

Black
-nigerian
-somali
-ethiopian
-african american


We are all seeds from the motherland

[Advo]

You have major self hating issues, you are a black man whether you prefer to call urself Somali or not. Instead of putting all this time and energy in ur somali supremacy quest, do something more productive to better the life of ur ethnic somali people.

[KingOt]

tbh he does have a point, why don't we call all asians from the Indian subcontinent brown and all oriental folk yellow. lumping such diverse peoples under simply the label "black" is bullshit, i mean the only thing somalis have in common with AA is high amounts of melanin, not culture, religion, language, nothing.

and Advo i honestly don't think Sonof is a self hater but he does overly hate on somali girls that go astray lol.

[Buraanbur]

Sonofanomad,

I don't get you. On the one hand, you're a 'proud ethnic Somali' who wants to forge a separate identity for Somalis so you're naturally opposed to the social media sjw Afrocentric/pro-black Somalis. You also believe that 90% of Somalis are Salafi. You also constantly post any bit of negative news, verified or not, about Xalimos, but avoid positive topics about Xalimos like the plague. You also believe Xalimos are naturally anti-Somali and are busying with Salafism, or chasing Tyrone, or doing both ( marrying Abu Tyrone for an apple). So what exactly are you fighting for? What is left of the ethnic Somali to fight for ? And are the Faraxs gonna procreate on their own since all the Xalimos are busy chasing anything and everything but Faraxs?

[anzeloti]

[Bari14]

Bro,
When I first read this, I was already thinking of ways too see the pro black side but then you brought up a point that utterly stopped me in my tracks!

Black is a word originated from racist white people.

When you look at it that way it makes a lot more sense on how someone can see its use by Somalis as brainwashed. But another point you have to understand is by sectioning yourself to just your own people and seeing as side vs side is very unhealthy.

There is nothing wrong with being proud of our heritage. I thank Allah everyday for my large and amazing family. But I also realize it's not enough. We all have to equip ourselves with the knowledge needed to see past tribe and color. More importantly we must understand who are true enemies are and fight the good fight

[jalaaludin5]

Question?
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Can one wear his pant showing hi futo, , move and walk like his attached to a chain-ball, listen to lil wayne and Drake religiously, use ethnic slur (nigger) like mantra, refer to women as bi'tches, appreciate a good twerk as well as chicken wings, celebrate black history month, still believes in Marcus Garvey's Back-to-Africa-Movement and has a poster of the Black Star Line....And still be a Proud Somali?

[SonofANomad]

You have major self hating issues, you are a black man whether you prefer to call urself Somali or not. Instead of putting all this time and energy in ur somali supremacy quest, do something more productive to better the life of ur ethnic somali people.

So let me get this straight i am a self hater and at the same time i am a somali supremascist?

Makes sense!

So since you Value what foreigners call you and see you as

MY question becomes!

Have you ever looked up the term black in the dictionary?

Here!



Lets compare it to the term white in the english dictionary



Do you see the difference? The term black was used and first created for the adoons in the US!

Its a european term that signifies status and not color! Which is why on paper somalis are not black!

Nor are Indians Even tho we dont differ in color!

Its an inadquate term that does not singnify any importance!

Here watch as ur role model malcom x tells you himself!

The term "Black" is a conceptual tool developed by europeans to lump up and ultimately stigmatize a group of people more diverse than any race

[gegiroor]

Guys, it is true that we're different from them; however, AAs produced men like Malcom X, a fellow Muslim, who has warned us how the colonialists want to treat Africans and the images they want the world to see about Africa. Somalia fell through the same traps that Malcolm has warned us 50 years ago.

Additionally, civil rights leaders like Jesse Jackson and others have long argued for Somalia and Africa in general.

Brothers, get your priorities straight. It is one thing to be a unique ethnic group in Africa, but there is another reality in America, and that reality is you can'y run away from being black!

Keep in mind I've already expressed my disdain to many AAs whom I don't want to associate with, but at the same time, I am realist and know the world that I am living in.

All you said was bull!

And Your Whole Reality is shaped bunch of ajanabis perception! What kind of adoon inferiority complex is that?

When you reffered to urself as black a Foreign European term and identify With becuz the cadaan man views you that way!

Spare me ur self hate! The true reality and not one adopted and appropriated by foreigners is that i am Somali!

A indegenous name given to me by my ancestors!

I am really not getting your point. Citing isolated cases is all you can. No one is disputing we're not AAs; however, if you live in America, there is a reality that you have to contend with, and that is you're black. Does it stop you from succeeding like the Nigerians as you cited? No. But you will have to live with the reality of being black when police racially profile you, stops you 3 times more than the whites; when juries who decide cases in American courts sentence young Somali males disproportionately simply because they happen to be black men; or when promotions are denied you while others are promoted over you because you happen to be black.

[gegiroor]

it's disgusting

Preach my brotha Preach!

My fellow nomad, there is nothing idiotic about Gegiroor's words. Whether you like it or not, Billy Bob Joe from South Carolina
sees Tyrone the rapper from Altanta and Faarax from Garoowe the exact same way: black. Heck, haven't you heard them say "go back to Africa" to Indians and Chinese immigrants? lol Yup it's happened.

Of course, that doesn't mean we're one and the same, but working with minority and marginalized groups for a common goal (success and advancement of these said groups) isn't tantamount to an identity crisis disaster. When a man supports women's right to equal pay for the exact same job as men, that doesn't make him a woman: it makes him a seeker and fighter for justice and equality for a disparaged group (in this case: women).

Soomaali baan nahay and so proud of it. But this topic has been beaten to death. And to incognito's point, many Somalis in
the diaspora are proud of their "Somaliness"

[SonofANomad]

Bari14: exactly you understand what i mean!
Ironically by accepting the term black you accept european supremacy! Kids are brainwashed!

KingOt:

That is my question why is their a Huge double standard like that? You can refer to us as black and if i disagree i am a selfhater!
But chinese or korean person cannot be called yellow and its not a classification or race!

Same with Indians and pakis not called brown
Or

Native americans not called red!

We have been brainwashed by Those AAs and their inferiority complex!

What next Shall we call ourselves niggers?

[gegiroor]

Sonofanomad,

I don't get you. On the one hand, you're a 'proud ethnic Somali' who wants to forge a separate identity for Somalis so you're naturally opposed to the social media sjw Afrocentric/pro-black Somalis. You also believe that 90% of Somalis are Salafi. You also constantly post any bit of negative news, verified or not, about Xalimos, but avoid positive topics about Xalimos like the plague. You also believe Xalimos are naturally anti-Somali and are busying with Salafism, or chasing Tyrone, or doing both ( marrying Abu Tyrone for an apple). So what exactly are you fighting for? What is left of the ethnic Somali to fight for ? And are the Faraxs gonna procreate on their own since all the Xalimos are busy chasing anything and everything but Faraxs?

[Rambie]

Sonofanomad,

I don't get you. On the one hand, you're a 'proud ethnic Somali' who wants to forge a separate identity for Somalis so you're naturally opposed to the social media sjw Afrocentric/pro-black Somalis. You also believe that 90% of Somalis are Salafi. You also constantly post any bit of negative news, verified or not, about Xalimos, but avoid positive topics about Xalimos like the plague. You also believe Xalimos are naturally anti-Somali and are busying with Salafism, or chasing Tyrone, or doing both ( marrying Abu Tyrone for an apple). So what exactly are you fighting for? What is left of the ethnic Somali to fight for ? And are the Faraxs gonna procreate on their own since all the Xalimos are busy chasing anything and everything but Faraxs?

[SaciidAyanleh]

I've said it before, identifying WITH African Americans =/= identifying AS African Americans.

Besides, ii sheeg yaa noo keeney arimaha AA's to our communities? Welfare dependence, singlemother-nimada, zero ambition? Was it the youth or the adults born and bred in this "superior" culture?

FOH