Soulstrut Glossary: "You Sound White"
Rockadelic
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Thrown around here pretty often.....Is this meant as an insult?? Stereotype?? Lame joke??And is this why so many white strutters use black avatars??Sorry if this sounds.....well you know........WhiteI need a glossary and a scorecard.I'd hate to tell a black guy he sounds white.And is it cool to tell someone they sound black??_________________________________________________________________________________There goes that Rockadelic guy posting some stupid schitt again._________________________________________________________________________________I hear he's bored at work and loves watching the Strut fall all over itself._________________________________________________________________________________Yeah....and you know......he's white.
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So I feel like perhaps I am qualified to answer this question.
The best way to sound white is to try to sound not white. Especially when somebody is looking.
That, or attend renaissance fairs in full costume.
I haven't had anyone say that I "sound white" - but if it happened I wouldn't be suprised or offended. Why? Because I sound white. Also, I changed my avatar to Larry Mcgee (from G.C. Cameron) when I found a copy of The Burg. I guess I could change my avatar from:
to:
I can't see the second photo but are you the guy on the far left of your avatar???
The above image is of some random white kid... I'd take the time to change it but I've gotta' get back to work.
What does this have to do with sounding white?
Nothing. But, welcome to yet another "unintentionally" flame-throwing Rocadelic thread.
Have a nice day on SoulStrut!
Must be a diversionary tactic.
I think this was pretty intentional.....I love pointing out the absurd.
It's my hobby.
But honestly, I can't tell if you sound white or not.
Cause they all ain't good looking enough to be sporting an avatar like me. I had to flip mine upside down just to give you guys a fighting chance.
Have fun thinking that through.
Its something you'll only ever hear white people say.
For example:
"I don't know why they can call themselves 'nigga' but I can't say it."
"I sure miss that show 'Friends'."
"______________ is REVERSE discrimination!"
"I don't mind black people.... as long as they don't act all black"
"I wonder whats on the WB right now?"
"Hey guys - I just scored tickets to the Toby Keith concert! yay!"
"Can I get extra mayonaise on that?"
"I like some rap. Like, you know, the black eyed peas are cool."
"Do you have any of these t-shirts in extra small?"
Sincerely attempting to rationalize a blatantly (and virtually indefensible) racist tirade directed toward black folks makes pretty good enough sense to me.
Hey Drewn.
TOO-SHAY...................................whitey
Rock,
"you sound white" can mean a lot of things depending on the context in which it's used on SS. Just to note: I don't use the term myself though I think I get, more or less, the general meaning which I take to mean:
"you sound like someone who was raised on White privilege that allows people who are White to grow up without ever having to question the structures and culture of White supremacy. Thus, you are less able to recognize or understand what many (non-white) people understand: what we live in a profoundly unequal society that is - at the very least - stratified by race (as well as class and gender for starters) and that you, as a White person, can afford to not have to worry, let alone cope, with such a reality."
It goes beyond simply stating, "you sound ignorant" since, in this case, ignorance is not random but rather, the product of racism: White people are indoctrinated to be ignorant of racism since that means they won't question the system of power that maintains their privilege at the expense of others. If more White people were actually intimately aware of racism and its costs, they would be more likely to oppose institutional and cultural racism in their daily lives. However, by keeping White people ignorant of their own privilege, systems of domination persist simply because the most populous and powerful group in America is purposefully raised to be oblivious to it.
Thus, to claim that someone "sounds white" is to suggest that they are beneficiaries of racial privilege yet wholly unaware that they are privileged.
I could be wrong. Maybe it just means, "you sound nasal."
I'm trying, you know? Shit...
Also, the reason lots of white folks on SS have black ppl in their avatars is cuz 1) af-ams are inordinately represented in pop music at large, particularly the styles of pop music enjoyed by strutters and 2) The Wire has one of the largest ensemble black casts of any show, ever.
That too.
w..... wh.... whoah....!
then... what's... a Trans Am?
Rupaul?
I get it.....it's an acceptable stereotype that's the Strut's politically correct way of stating "you're a racist and you're too ignorant to realize you're a racist"
And since only white people say it, the very act of stating this makes you sound white. What a conundrum.
Last person I saw type it was a black man.
Damn Rock, are you seriously that bored that you have to start threads like this?
how that ties in:
The very fact that I was checking out a fleugelhorn record in the first place was pretty white of me. But white in the good way. Man, easy listening records are the coolest!!!!!!! The more I listen to them, the more I crave plaid pants. weird, huh?
Anyways, Rock, Ed Powers is black, and assuming that everybody on the internet is white until proven otherwise is a totally white move. I know. I do it all the time. I still think Faux Rills is white! I just don't learn.
Rock, I don't think you are a bad dude. But you need to learn to express yourself in a more condusive (?) way. The next time you type a post, I want you to wear a sailor hat. Like the Skipper on giligan's island. Why? I think you'll understand once you try it. It really makes a difference.
Knowledge Plopped.
Ashamedly so.
Can I assume anyone who replies is equally as bored??
Seven pages on Kramer's "N" word....I figured "You Sound White" was good for a page or two.
The strut likes to examine every blemish in the world.....except it's own.
(here's the part where the little cartoon devil on my shoulder wants me to type "You sound black" but the angel holding my balls won't let me)