Black Youtubers discuss Somali racial identity issues

[King Khufu]

Explain what the black race is to me then

Me NIGGA! Ha

 

[Mehdi Hassan]

hmm

the same mostly uniform phenotype that most africans below the sahara have. why?

The clearly wider nose, bigger lips and negroid headshape. Not to mention the body type.

 

[farax]

Me NIGGA! Ha

Yeah you don’t know sxb then keep your mouth shut about being madow

 

[Reign]

Black is a cultural/Social group. Somalis are apart of that social group. If you come from a Dark-skin sub-Saharan ancestry, you are Black.

A Nigerian isn't related to a Zimbabwean, A Zimbabwean isn't related to a Kenyan but they all agree to being Black and we Somalis are also Black, very simple.

Thats what these kids don’t seem to understand. Just because you are considered black doesn’t mean you have to share dna with the other black person. Black is a social term for people of African heritage (unless you’re an Arab/Greek heritage North African) which every black person is. Just like Asian is a social term for Asians regardless if they are Japanese or Pakistani.

 

[Jaydaan]

Race is pseudoscientific anyways are Chinese yellow? or are natives red? I’m Somali and that’s it I’m not a nigga I’m certainly not an Arab mutt either

Chinese saying to japanese....you guys are not yellow. Yes we are...no you not. Would be interesting to see that. indhoyar in the west dont give fvck about other indhoyars. The Koreans, do their thing, the Chinese, Vietnamese etc etc

 

[farax]

@BoqorkaChess I answered your question, it’s probably the most accurate meaning about ‘black’ people

 

[farax]

In America, Somalis are not ‘black’ Americans but Somali American, why is that?

 

[King Khufu]

Yeah you don’t know sxb then keep your mouth shut about being madow

You corny, saxiib niggas only joke about acting white. We don’t really try to be it.
Trust Me. I know. Everybody in my family black!
(From Africa)

 

[farax]

You corny, saxiib niggas only joke about acting white. We don’t really try to be it.
Trust Me. I know. Everybody in my family black!
(From Africa)

I’m not white and never will be. I’m Somali and my race is Cushitic because I do not fit in with negroid

 

[farax]

You corny, saxiib niggas only joke about acting white. We don’t really try to be it.
Trust Me. I know. Everybody in my family black!
(From Africa)

Black means negroid, remember that

 

[The Somali Caesar]

Chinese saying to japanese....you guys are not yellow. Yes we are...no you not. Would be interesting to see that. indhoyar in the west dont give fvck about other indhoyars. The Koreans, do their thing, the Chinese, Vietnamese etc etc

Exactly Indhoyars think for themselves instead of accepting a outdated label.

 

[AishaBarri]

Sub-Saharan Africans are black. Black isn’t an offensive term

 

[AishaBarri]

Are you guys not tired of arguing that you had to make a second thread

 

[Prettymuslim94]

Lmao you know damn well most whites wouldnt consider that Greek to be white.

Dude is too dark to be white. Looking like a Bengali man.

 

[King Khufu]

I’m not white and never will be. I’m Somali and my race is Cushitic because I do not fit in with negroid

You’re a moron. Negro is our race, just we Hamitic!
WTF kind of mindfuckery have you induced?!

That’s right! Cushitic is a stock of Negroid.
At the end of the day all this race crap is just words, cos I’ll always be a nigga anywhere in the world I go!
Seriously you think any non-black gives a care about one race of blacks over another? No.

Only bored Somali housewives broke on they ass and old coffee drinking boomers give a care how “superior” they are as a Somali, bunch of Nacala nonsense.
Every other black kid out here just trying to touch funds upping the levels but only you bored internet trolls keep this “Somalis be white” crap up which I am going to say good job for hating on our race but watch out just cos we both black don’t mean I won’t slap the coon out yourself!

 

[Mehdi Hassan]

Thats what these kids don’t seem to understand. Just because you are considered black doesn’t mean you have to share dna with the other black person. Black is a social term for people of African heritage (unless you’re an Arab/Greek heritage North African) which every black person is. Just like Asian is a social term for Asians regardless if they are Japanese or Pakistani.

There are indigenous North Africans, which aren't black by any standard. Have you heard of them?

 

[Jacki]

I just want to ask a question. What does it mean to be “black”. What is the simple definition. Depending on that I’ll decide whether I want to identify as black or not. I agree I’m african, that I’m Somali, because those have simple meanings. I don’t know exactly what people mean by black

Black- people of dark skin tone from Africa. Therefore, Somalis are black. Being black is not something to be ashamed of, or proud of, it’s just a descriptive.

 

[Mehdi Hassan]

hmm

the same mostly uniform phenotype that most africans below the sahara have. why?

"The same mostly uniform phenotype.." you really believe all Africans look the same? I find that quite offensive, but more importantly it's just not true.

 

[embarassing]

I understand brother but 85% of us look black and have darker skin than South Sudaneses, so it is not fair for all of us to claim a different race when the majority of us look black, it is an identity crisis at is it's best, we have many Somalis who look Arabs and other Asian races but we have different looks and it would make sense to claim whatever the majority of us look and that is black.

I dont think anyone is arguing they're not black bc they're white, red, yellow, etc. They're arguing they would rather identify as Somali and not put that down to pick up the 'black' label. It's a respectable argument, why erase the Somali label for anything and what will that cause in the long term especially in the diaspora?

Ngl I support that argument now. But the disgusting unprovoked racist comments towards other black people is lowly and embarrassing.

 

[Reign]

There are indigenous North Africans, which aren't black by any standard. Have you heard of them?

they are black and dark skin I’ve seen them, they look East African. The Arab ones just took over.