There is no such thing as 'acting black'! for **** sake

Not you as well...
Fair enough, the Jack Wills thing is like he's trying to be a rah or whatever, but I stil think it's pretty stupid to call him a coconut.

Getting "lashed" on the weekend
Wearing Jack Willis

Frequenting pubs
Getting "lashed" on the weekend
Wearing Jack Willis
Reading NME
Commenting on his/her favorite "bands"

The problem I have with black people wearing Jack Wills and A&F is they are trying to wear the white upper middle class that those brands embody. Almost like they are trying to wear the whitest brands possible so they can seem white. Sometimes I have noticed a certain brand of, usually middle class black person, who tries there best to hide any indication that they are white by wearing said brands, only associating with white people and actively avoiding making white friends and constantly talking about how middle class they are. Those are people which I call coconuts

If I got a pound every time I was told 'you don't act black!' from friends, extended family or strangers I'd be rich. The idea that my skin colour determines how I should act and behave is stupid and its about time people of all ethnic backgrounds (especially Afro-Caribbean) stop using the phrase once and for all.

My parents and I were born in Britain, London. My mothers parents are American (Florida) and my dad parents are Caribbean (Jamaica and Grenada). Maybe I should act more 'American'

The way I act is partly due to my middle class London suburban upbringing. People want to paint a picture of African-Caribbean's as loud, rude, undereducated, oversexed. Where guys and girls in short shorts grind against one another appear to be the norm. I am sick of it. It allows those of black origin to accept and embrace this supposed black behaviour. Limiting our children to behaviour and some times placing a ceiling on their aspirations. Meanwhile furthering the aims and goals of those who are racist.

When I was younger my uncle would always laugh, point me out and say, ha [my name] acts like a little white boy. As a child I didn't think nothing of it, now I remind him constantly that he acts like a ignorant ass hole and that there is no such thing as acting black! for **** sake.

When I listen to my Kings of Leon, wearing my Jack Wills and A+F, in my mum's Jeep on our way to collect my brother from his grammar school. I'm not acting anything, simply living the middle class lifestyle. Get over it. Those of Black skin can be middle class.

WOW! I didn't realise we allowed black people in cheshire yet.

Pretty much what Tha_Black_Shinobi said on the JW front.
Some girl from Singapore in my halls told me that I didn't act black...I think she was kind of disappointed...

If I got a pound every time I was told 'you don't act black!' from friends, extended family or strangers I'd be rich. The idea that my skin colour determines how I should act and behave is stupid and its about time people of all ethnic backgrounds (especially Afro-Caribbean) stop using the phrase once and for all.

My parents and I were born in Britain, London. My mothers parents are American (Florida) and my dad parents are Caribbean (Jamaica and Grenada). Maybe I should act more 'American'

The way I act is partly due to my middle class London suburban upbringing. People want to paint a picture of African-Caribbean's as loud, rude, undereducated, oversexed. Where guys and girls in short shorts grind against one another appear to be the norm. I am sick of it. It allows those of black origin to accept and embrace this supposed black behaviour. Limiting our children to behaviour and some times placing a ceiling on their aspirations. Meanwhile furthering the aims and goals of those who are racist.

When I was younger my uncle would always laugh, point me out and say, ha [my name] acts like a little white boy. As a child I didn't think nothing of it, now I remind him constantly that he acts like a ignorant ass hole and that there is no such thing as acting black! for **** sake.

When I listen to my Kings of Leon, wearing my Jack Wills and A+F, in my mum's Jeep on our way to collect my brother from his grammar school. I'm not acting anything, simply living the middle class lifestyle. Get over it. Those of Black skin can be middle class.

As a child I didn't think nothing of it

Jesus Christ some of the people here are unbearably immature. What is this ridiculous idea of "acting <a certain race>"? Can we not just act however we want, and be viewed for that, rather than requiring to act in a manner compliant with our own race?! Why should my choice of clothing suddenly become unacceptable just because I'm a certain race.



And you care... why exactly? You appear to have some kind of quasi-Apartheid attitude towards young people of different races. People can act in whatever manner they want, just because the items they wear have typically been associated with white-middle class doesn't mean they are off-limits to black people!

As for your comment that these people are ashamed of being black or something, well, people generally don't like negative stereotypes being attached to them, and try to avoid them. Being ashamed of your own race doesn't really seem like something to be ridiculed or mocked.

There is no such thing as acting black, white, pink, chinese, brown tan, or any other skin colour for that matter.

If i said, 'don't act chinese' - it would be not correct to mean eating sushi, revising 10 hours a day, and only wanting to learn maths and martial arts right?

Jesus Christ some of the people here are unbearably immature. What is this ridiculous idea of "acting <a certain race>"? Can we not just act however we want, and be viewed for that, rather than requiring to act in a manner compliant with our own race?! Why should my choice of clothing suddenly become unacceptable just because I'm a certain race.



And you care... why exactly? You appear to have some kind of quasi-Apartheid attitude towards young people of different races. People can act in whatever manner they want, just because the items they wear have typically been associated with white-middle class doesn't mean they are off-limits to black people!

As for your comment that these people are ashamed of being black or something, well, people generally don't like negative stereotypes being attached to them, and try to avoid them. Being ashamed of your own race doesn't really seem like something to be ridiculed or mocked.