To answer your question, which may have been added later, if not apologies for missing it.
If you are talking about the singer elvis then:
I do not think elvis was right in what he did, a lot of white people take black culture and use it to gain power, money and notireity whilst the people who created it continue to suffer.
As far as I’m aware elvis did not help black people by giving them money directly, helping them gain more rights or anything similar therefore he should not be celebrated as much he sadly is.
What phrase or word did he say that offended them and provoked then to tell him to stop?
I’m an old white dude that cares about my African American friends, and tries to use my Caucasian skin powers for good. However some words work their way into general American culture from its subgroups. I think if people use lingo respectfully then there’s little harm. However there are some taboo words and pejoratives that should not be used.
No. Internet ‘culture’ stole them from black people. to make themselves look ‘cool’ without having any connection to or care for the actual meaning of the words from a language that isn’t theirs whilst not caring about or for the people who actually created it.
White people have historically and continue to do this and it needs to stop, not everything is for the taking.
Cultural exchange happens when things are freely given, not taken and black people keep pointing out that it and so much more has been taken from them whilst they are left with little to show for it whilst white people continue to use it for fame, power and money.
I’m not a native speaker. Man would I feel uncomfortable meeting you at a party. What do you even think of Elvis?
To answer your question, which may have been added later, if not apologies for missing it.
If you are talking about the singer elvis then:
I do not think elvis was right in what he did, a lot of white people take black culture and use it to gain power, money and notireity whilst the people who created it continue to suffer.
As far as I’m aware elvis did not help black people by giving them money directly, helping them gain more rights or anything similar therefore he should not be celebrated as much he sadly is.
Why?
I’m not in the habit of being mean to people that don’t deserve it. If it was you and other non-native speakers I would take my time to explain.
dansup isn’t that he has a lot of power and actual black people who created the language asked him to stop. So it’s not at all a similar situation.
What phrase or word did he say that offended them and provoked then to tell him to stop?
I’m an old white dude that cares about my African American friends, and tries to use my Caucasian skin powers for good. However some words work their way into general American culture from its subgroups. I think if people use lingo respectfully then there’s little harm. However there are some taboo words and pejoratives that should not be used.
anything said after the “However” negates anything said before it.
so try harder ig
Ok, they asked him to stop saying “we be” and “imma”.
I thought these phrases were ingrained in Internet culture and were no longer just a “black” culture thing.
No. Internet ‘culture’ stole them from black people. to make themselves look ‘cool’ without having any connection to or care for the actual meaning of the words from a language that isn’t theirs whilst not caring about or for the people who actually created it.
White people have historically and continue to do this and it needs to stop, not everything is for the taking.
Cultural exchange happens when things are freely given, not taken and black people keep pointing out that it and so much more has been taken from them whilst they are left with little to show for it whilst white people continue to use it for fame, power and money.
Please read the linked mastodon thread. Thank you.
I found it. Thanks.
There’s a lot of links and anger over “imma” and “we be”!
I think everyone might need to “chill” but that would have similar problems.
Yup, that anger is justified.
They need to stop taking things that aren’t theirs.