So if you're a black man who actually respects himself and his business, and wants to have the image of a well dressed and serious entrepreneur, sorry but you just aren't being an authentic black person.
Apparently successful minorities are accused of acting white, or they get called things like oreo or banana (white on the inside), by their own in-groups.
Crabs in a bucket, right there. "Keepin' it real" may maintain 'hood cred for them, but it won't get them respect from their neighbors in the nearby McMansions when they're bumping loud music and letting their crew party until daybreak. Like I stated in another post, these types are the thugs that demand respect and maintain it through coercion and/or fear, rather than commanding respect through their actions.
Apparently successful minorities are accused of acting white, or they get called things like oreo or banana (white on the inside), by their own in-groups.
In short: yes.
Crabs in a bucket, right there. "Keepin' it real" may maintain 'hood cred for them, but it won't get them respect from their neighbors in the nearby McMansions when they're bumping loud music and letting their crew party until daybreak. Like I stated in another post, these types are the thugs that demand respect and maintain it through coercion and/or fear, rather than commanding respect through their actions.