User talk:Nayaanisse

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Acting White

Adding three new sections?
I am thinking of adding two new sections to this article. Black Women for one section and Black men for another. The term "acting white" can be the same, but is also very different and varies between gender. Black men deal with "Acting white" in different ways than women because of the hyper masculinity of not only all men, but especially black men in our society, and stereotyping. Basically, if a black man is not an athlete or does not have a typical "thug-like" attitude/characteristics, he will often be judged or criticized more harshly and find that it is harder for him to fit in with his peers, especially other blacks that do not identify with him. Black men that are seen as "acting white" are identified as "nerdy." For women, there should be examples/sources of what "acting white" means to black women, not just men. What notable women could be listed that have dealt with these stereotypes in society?

The last section I think should be added is putting a header back up for "Popular Culture." For example, the movie Dope is so important for this article in that it completely relates to this topic. The movie is about a young educated black male growing up in a harsh neighborhood in LA, who has dreams of attending Harvard, but he and his friends are seen as "nerds" from the rest of their peers because they are smart, get good grades, and dress differently. There are many other movies out there that portray/make fun of black men who aren't stereotypical that I think would be great references in this article. It could also use a more recent update as well. Nayaanisse (talk) 13:54, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

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No "Black People" template?
There is a template at the bottom of the "Acting White" article that links to the White People wikipedia page. At first I was confused on why no one had added a template to "Black People," but after researching I realized a "Black People" article/template does not exist on wikipedia. There is a link, however, to the African Diaspora page but it isn't the same. I'm surprised that a "black people" template has not been created yet and I am thinking maybe I will start a new article on this. Nayaanisse (talk) 14:06, 8 March 2016 (UTC)