New Board Rule - Regarding use of word tether
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Clearing the Twitter algorithm is not as easy as it is on YouTube, where all you have to do is clear your history and your algorithm resets instantly.
I went specifically to search out positive African and African American stuff, and it is certainly there, but the comment sections are full of distrust on either side, and this is where your algorithm gets shifted.
If an African encourages his fellow Africans to support African American's he's getting called an FBA bootlicker who is being played. African Americans who reject the ADOS and FBA movements but choose to still highlight the achievements of African Americans in America are still being accused of being xenophobic.
There is certainly a road back because the social pendulum always swings back, but if nothing is learned from this period, then it will be a major waste.
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10 Common Phrases With Racist Roots
You’ve probably said phrases like “sold down the river,” “master bedroom,” or “uppity” without knowing their disturbing past.
In this video, we dive deep into the racist origins of everyday language—exposing how terms we use casually today were born out of slavery, segregation, colonialism, and white supremacy.
From children’s rhymes like “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” to real estate terms like “master bedroom,” these words carry hidden histories that deserve to be told.
This isn’t about canceling language—it’s about understanding the truth behind it.
Because if we don’t know our history… we repeat it in silence.
You’ve probably said phrases like “sold down the river,” “master bedroom,” or “uppity” without knowing their disturbing past.
In this video, we dive deep into the racist origins of everyday language—exposing how terms we use casually today were born out of slavery, segregation, colonialism, and white supremacy.
From children’s rhymes like “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” to real estate terms like “master bedroom,” these words carry hidden histories that deserve to be told.
This isn’t about canceling language—it’s about understanding the truth behind it.
Because if we don’t know our history… we repeat it in silence.
The ones I deal with have low self awareness, you can understand what they are saying but that is about it. You have to speak direct,
1. Get the fuck away from me.
2. You are wasting my time and a piece of filth.
3. Stay the fuck away from me.
You are speaking in this manner because they won't pickup the cues, not being rude/confrontational
1. Get the fuck away from me.
2. You are wasting my time and a piece of filth.
3. Stay the fuck away from me.
You are speaking in this manner because they won't pickup the cues, not being rude/confrontational
Log the fuck off mofo
@mcguyver LIGHT UP THE BAT SIGNAL NIKKA!!!
Here’s how it’s generally understood in that context:
In FBA usage, it often means that a person is not fully invested in or aligned with the lineage-based struggle of Foundational Black Americans (i.e., those descended from U.S. chattel slavery), because they remain “tethered” to another national or ethnic identity — such as Nigerian, Jamaican, Haitian, etc.
In short:
In FBA conversations, the concept is often used to differentiate between:
ChatGPT said:
In FBA (Foundational Black American) discourse, the term “immigrant tether” has a very specific, political and cultural meaning.Here’s how it’s generally understood in that context:
An “immigrant tether” refers to a psychological, cultural, or ideological attachment that some Black immigrants (or their descendants) are said to maintain to their home countries or non-FBA identities, even after living in the United States.In FBA usage, it often means that a person is not fully invested in or aligned with the lineage-based struggle of Foundational Black Americans (i.e., those descended from U.S. chattel slavery), because they remain “tethered” to another national or ethnic identity — such as Nigerian, Jamaican, Haitian, etc.
In short:
In FBA conversations, the concept is often used to differentiate between:- FBAs, who are seen as politically focused on reparations, lineage-based justice, and U.S. Black history;
- and Black immigrants, who may be seen (by some FBA commentators) as having different priorities or divided loyalties because of their tethers to foreign nations or cultures.
- Influence how individuals vote or interpret racial issues in the U.S.;
- Cause misunderstandings about the historical specificity of American anti-Blackness;
- Lead to tension when immigrants are perceived as speaking for all Black people in America while maintaining distinct cultural allegiances.
You might hear phrases like:- “He’s still tethered to the immigrant mindset — he doesn’t understand FBA lineage politics.”
- “Cut the immigrant tether and stand on your American lineage.”
- “Some of these so-called Black leaders are immigrant-tethered — they don’t represent us.”
- Lineage vs. Pan-African identity: FBAs often distinguish themselves from broader “Pan-African” or “Black diaspora” categories.
- “Immigrant-first” mindset: The idea that one prioritizes the reputation or interests of their homeland community over collective Black American issues.
- “Cutting the tether”: Embracing a purely FBA identity and politics.
@mcguyver LIGHT UP THE BAT SIGNAL NIKKA!!!
ChatGPT said:
In FBA (Foundational Black American) discourse, the term “immigrant tether” has a very specific, political and cultural meaning.
Here’s how it’s generally understood in that context:
An “immigrant tether” refers to a psychological, cultural, or ideological attachment that some Black immigrants (or their descendants) are said to maintain to their home countries or non-FBA identities, even after living in the United States.
In FBA usage, it often means that a person is not fully invested in or aligned with the lineage-based struggle of Foundational Black Americans (i.e., those descended from U.S. chattel slavery), because they remain “tethered” to another national or ethnic identity — such as Nigerian, Jamaican, Haitian, etc.
In short:
In FBA conversations, the concept is often used to differentiate between:
Some argue that these “tethers” can:
- FBAs, who are seen as politically focused on reparations, lineage-based justice, and U.S. Black history;
- and Black immigrants, who may be seen (by some FBA commentators) as having different priorities or divided loyalties because of their tethers to foreign nations or cultures.
- Influence how individuals vote or interpret racial issues in the U.S.;
- Cause misunderstandings about the historical specificity of American anti-Blackness;
- Lead to tension when immigrants are perceived as speaking for all Black people in America while maintaining distinct cultural allegiances.
You might hear phrases like:
Here, “tether” means an ideological cord—a lingering influence from another national identity that supposedly prevents full alignment with FBA political consciousness.
- “He’s still tethered to the immigrant mindset — he doesn’t understand FBA lineage politics.”
- “Cut the immigrant tether and stand on your American lineage.”
- “Some of these so-called Black leaders are immigrant-tethered — they don’t represent us.”
- Lineage vs. Pan-African identity: FBAs often distinguish themselves from broader “Pan-African” or “Black diaspora” categories.
- “Immigrant-first” mindset: The idea that one prioritizes the reputation or interests of their homeland community over collective Black American issues.
- “Cutting the tether”: Embracing a purely FBA identity and politics.
You are such a dumbass. Bye bitch.
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