Nobody ever disputes that blacks are amazing athletes, or fantastic singers, have great rhythm, can dance, or any of the other natural abilities inherent to the black race. But somehow, genetics are only applicable from the neck down with these people.
I dispute that.
My family is mixed; I'm the only one who sings and dances. My mother couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, nor could my grandmother. My father never sang -- hummed a bit, but that's it.
And my mother was kind of awkward. She could NOT dance.
BUT...plenty of unmixed white people dance and sing, especially here in the South. In fact, a lot of us are Scots-Irish, and there's a very long tradition of musicality.
I've also heard some terrible black singers. They THINK they can sing because they are told they can...but it can be cringeworthy.
No, because you're talking about individuals and I'm talking about groups. You're going to have outliers, which is exactly my point on why you have to treat people as individuals.
I dispute that.
My family is mixed; I'm the only one who sings and dances. My mother couldn't carry a tune in a bucket, nor could my grandmother. My father never sang -- hummed a bit, but that's it.
And my mother was kind of awkward. She could NOT dance.
BUT...plenty of unmixed white people dance and sing, especially here in the South. In fact, a lot of us are Scots-Irish, and there's a very long tradition of musicality.
I've also heard some terrible black singers. They THINK they can sing because they are told they can...but it can be cringeworthy.
Can we drop the stereotype now, then?
Thanks.
No, because you're talking about individuals and I'm talking about groups. You're going to have outliers, which is exactly my point on why you have to treat people as individuals.
But you also have to treat groups as groups.