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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:09 pm

Somedays it feels as though I'm the only black dude in Louisiana that watches anime or reads manga. Whenever I join a forum, I always have the feeling that I'm the only/first plack person there. Don't get me wrong, I consider it a great blessing to be this unique, but I was wondering if anyone else ever felt this way; like they're the blue toe socks in a drawer full of white socks?
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:15 pm

Oh oh! I'm asian! Do I fit in? Us minorities gotta stick together right? :thumb:

I know 4 african american people here off the top of my head. But I'll let them introduce themselves.
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:17 pm

Of course! We got to stick together!
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Postby SigmaKnight » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:20 pm

\o.o/ Dude, your black too? I had no idea. XD I am too.

Sometimes I get that weird "token black guy" feeling... >.>;;
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Postby Ingemar » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:21 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote:Oh oh! I'm asian! Do I fit in? Us minorities gotta stick together right?
Asians don't count, unless you forgot who invented anime.
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:21 pm

SigmaKnight wrote:\o.o/ Dude, your black too? I had no idea. XD I am too.



YOU ARE?! You're kidding me!
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Postby SigmaKnight » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:32 pm

KhakiBlueSocks wrote:YOU ARE?! You're kidding me!


Dude, Im not kidding. Im so totally black that its not even funny. XD
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Postby Mimiru14 » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:38 pm

I'm black too! :)
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Postby SigmaKnight » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:54 pm

Mimiru14 wrote:I'm black too! :)


\o.o/ I had no idea.
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Postby CDLviking » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:55 pm

I have several black friends who are into anime, so I assure you that you aren't the only one out there.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:01 pm

SigmaKnight wrote:Dude, Im not kidding. Im so totally black that its not even funny. XD


:lol: for some reason that statement struck me funny
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Postby SigmaKnight » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:14 pm

Mr. SmartyPants wrote::lol: for some reason that statement struck me funny


XD I'm glad someone got a kick out of it.
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Postby Shia Kyosuka » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:14 pm

*wonders if he's one of the 4 people MSP can name off the top of his head...*

>_>
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:29 pm

Shia Kyosuka wrote:*wonders if he's one of the 4 people MSP can name off the top of his head...*

>_>


actually you weren't. However I knew you were, as you showed a picture of yourself.
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Postby Icarus » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:35 pm

I guess I qualify on my fathers side.

My brothers ex-fiance told us that all the kids could pass as Hispanic in NY.
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Postby Shia Kyosuka » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:35 pm

... I did?

o.o

You mean.. RoflPwnage? BWA!

Don't show ANYBODY that website! :P

In fact, I'm coming to your house RIGHT now, and erasing that pic from your memory. I look really boring in real life, lol
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Postby oro! » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:13 am

Like half of my anime club is black, so I guess it's just where you're at...to determine who even knows about anime.
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Postby starwarsboy90 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:13 am

Lol, I'm 45% African American, so I'm usually mistaken as Hispanic, not that I care though!
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Postby Starfire1 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:22 am

i'm black (along with enough percentages of other races to make me appear to be something else). i know a few (emphasis on few) other black people who are into anime but not many.
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:14 pm

Not to be mean...but..why does it matter? (seriously, not trying to be rude!)

But In my opinion it shouldn' matter if someone is black, white, purple, green..Asian...etc..

I mean, do people really look at each other say "Oh you are Black AND you Watch anime! HEh! You are even cooler than I thought!"?

I guess for me, it just really doesn't matter what color you or, or your racial backround. I try to find common interests in areas other than skin color. Like for instance, knowing that majority of everyone here is Christian, makes you even cooler because of THAT fact...but outside doesn't matter to me..LOL

Anyway, I hope I didn't offend anyone...truly that wasn't my wish, in fact it is more of a light hearted reply than anything else.

But to stay on Topic, I don't really have many African American people in my hometown, so I guess I don't know any.
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Postby mitsuki lover » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:20 pm

:angel:
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Postby Starfire1 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:25 pm

ChristianRonin wrote:Not to be mean...but..why does it matter? (seriously, not trying to be rude!)

But In my opinion it shouldn' matter if someone is black, white, purple, green..Asian...etc..

I mean, do people really look at each other say "Oh you are Black AND you Watch anime! HEh! You are even cooler than I thought!"?

I guess for me, it just really doesn't matter what color you or, or your racial backround. I try to find common interests in areas other than skin color. Like for instance, knowing that majority of everyone here is Christian, makes you even cooler because of THAT fact...but outside doesn't matter to me..LOL

Anyway, I hope I didn't offend anyone...truly that wasn't my wish, in fact it is more of a light hearted reply than anything else.

But to stay on Topic, I don't really have many African American people in my hometown, so I guess I don't know any.

no offense taken. i agree with you.
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Postby Myoti » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:01 pm

Being that about 80% of my school is black, I'd say there's quite a few. Unfortunately, many of the real anime fans there seem to be gay (or "bi") or into yaoi (and that goes for ALL groups, not just the black...). >_<

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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:33 pm

ChristianRonin wrote:Not to be mean...but..why does it matter? (seriously, not trying to be rude!)

But In my opinion it shouldn' matter if someone is black, white, purple, green..Asian...etc..

I mean, do people really look at each other say "Oh you are Black AND you Watch anime! HEh! You are even cooler than I thought!"?

I guess for me, it just really doesn't matter what color you or, or your racial backround. I try to find common interests in areas other than skin color. Like for instance, knowing that majority of everyone here is Christian, makes you even cooler because of THAT fact...but outside doesn't matter to me..LOL

Anyway, I hope I didn't offend anyone...truly that wasn't my wish, in fact it is more of a light hearted reply than anything else.

But to stay on Topic, I don't really have many African American people in my hometown, so I guess I don't know any.



well, I mean if you're in a place thats predominately nationality X, you want to see if anybody happens to be nationaltiy Y, to go "Hey I'm your nationality! coolness"

nobody is saying it matters, but It's a nice thing to know.
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Postby CDLviking » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:59 pm

race and nationality are different
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Postby KhakiBlueSocks » Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:10 pm

ChristianRonin wrote:Not to be mean...but..why does it matter? (seriously, not trying to be rude!)

But In my opinion it shouldn' matter if someone is black, white, purple, green..Asian...etc..

I mean, do people really look at each other say "Oh you are Black AND you Watch anime! HEh! You are even cooler than I thought!"?

I guess for me, it just really doesn't matter what color you or, or your racial backround. I try to find common interests in areas other than skin color. Like for instance, knowing that majority of everyone here is Christian, makes you even cooler because of THAT fact...but outside doesn't matter to me..LOL

Anyway, I hope I didn't offend anyone...truly that wasn't my wish, in fact it is more of a light hearted reply than anything else.

But to stay on Topic, I don't really have many African American people in my hometown, so I guess I don't know any.


No offense at all! The main reason I asked is because Louisiana is not known for being really anime-friendly. In fact, my cousin thinks Pikachu is demonic (But that's another thread :lol: ) The few anime fans we have here are of a lighter complexion than myself, and I was just wondering if the situation was the same everywhere else. That and I also wanted to have a thread that lasted for more than two pages! :jump:
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Postby Fionn Fael » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:39 pm

Dude... I didn't even know that KhakiBlueSocks or Sigma were black until yesterday. So... It's not exactly obvious when you just talk to people online. :P
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Postby Naga Kisaki » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:05 pm

Hm. I'm not black, but my great-great Grandfather was a pure-blooded Cherokee. My dad has some russian and jewish and my mom has some german and Cherokee...

I'm a mutt. :P
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Postby SigmaKnight » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:00 pm

ChristianRonin wrote:Not to be mean...but..why does it matter? (seriously, not trying to be rude!)

But In my opinion it shouldn' matter if someone is black, white, purple, green..Asian...etc..

I mean, do people really look at each other say "Oh you are Black AND you Watch anime! HEh! You are even cooler than I thought!"?

I guess for me, it just really doesn't matter what color you or, or your racial backround. I try to find common interests in areas other than skin color. Like for instance, knowing that majority of everyone here is Christian, makes you even cooler because of THAT fact...but outside doesn't matter to me..LOL

Anyway, I hope I didn't offend anyone...truly that wasn't my wish, in fact it is more of a light hearted reply than anything else.

But to stay on Topic, I don't really have many African American people in my hometown, so I guess I don't know any.


It doesn't matter one bit and it has nothing to do with being cooler...I mean noone is going to treat anyone any different... o.o

Its just that sometimes it makes a person feel like less of an outsider, or less unusual.

Like if you went to a public school all your life, and never met a single christian, and then all of a sudden you find out that someone else is a christian.

okay maybe thats not a good example... but sometimes its just a comfort..
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:03 pm

ahh ok! I SEE Sorry..didn't mean to sound rude...but...to me it really doesn't matter! ^_^

I heard that Arkansas was going to ban anime a few years back..is that true? Never knew Louisiana was so anti-anime..^^;

Sorry bout that all! ^_^
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