Agreed. Ghetto blacks is more apt, although there are exceptions within that group but go around the hood asking about reparations and at least 8/10 of them will be all about it.
I think it's a bit of a US-centric issue, tbh. My in-laws are Ghanaian - and undeniably black - but I cannot reconcile the behavior I see here with their own standards of behavior.
I mean, if he's specifically talking about American black people, maybe, but my own instincts tell me he's still using something of a broad brush, but I think he's - without thinking about - including a significant fraction of the planet based off what I'm assuming is the most extreme behavior of a few American activists.
Black people? Not so much. You're using a very broad brush there, far broader than I can think of any justification for.
Black activists? Yeah, that's a better fit.
Agreed. Ghetto blacks is more apt, although there are exceptions within that group but go around the hood asking about reparations and at least 8/10 of them will be all about it.
I think it's a bit of a US-centric issue, tbh. My in-laws are Ghanaian - and undeniably black - but I cannot reconcile the behavior I see here with their own standards of behavior.
I mean, if he's specifically talking about American black people, maybe, but my own instincts tell me he's still using something of a broad brush, but I think he's - without thinking about - including a significant fraction of the planet based off what I'm assuming is the most extreme behavior of a few American activists.