Adisa said:

Call it for what it is. A white girl who thinks she can pull all the "n*gg*s."

Shapeshifter said:

What kind of dancing are we talking about here? I really think this debate is something that we have to be witnessing together because I have seen a shift in the way white people dance from the 80's till now and it has become blurred with the way black people dance. There used to be distinctions. White women were not moving their hips back and forth the way they are doing now

When you say "similar enviroment" do you mean an urban enviroment? Not sure what to say to that. My nephews were bopping their heads at 9 months. I've never seen a white child do that and I grew up in a predominately white neighborhood

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

No amount of formal training will make a Fred Astaire or a Gene Kelly. They were incredibly naturally talented dancers who went even further with formal training.

Rather than it being a matter of race, it's more a function of the music you are used to listening to. Rhythmic music with a heavy beat is easier to dance to than let's say, heavy rock or opera music.

It's cultural rather than racial.

Janfriend said:

Depends on the subculture more than the race you're referring to, doesn't it?

Yuppies dance differently than goths dance differently than punks dance differently than hippies dance differently than stoners dance differently than art geeks dance differently than wiggers dance differently than.....


You get my point?

meow85 said:

All those people you mentioned, in my opinion, can't dance

Janfriend said:

I can dance. I can move my hips beleive me. Latin people on my old block use to laugh at me saying "hey look at this white kid dancin'". But I got through the stereotype though.

Oh, but it's totally acceptable for minorities to say stereotypical and racist things about whites. However, all hell would break loose if it was a white person saying something along the lines that about a black person on televison.

thesexofit said:

Really.

I saw him in his shitty making the band 3, and he was making comments to some black girls about their lack of dancing ability, and along the lines they should be ashamed of being black, what are saying here Puff Shitty, that just because a person is black, they automatically know how to dance?? And white people don't??? Maybe it was me but that's how I took it..

I can't beleive MTV don't see through his bullshit....

MsLegs said:

I wasn't attacking you at all, I was just that it's ridiculous how white sterotypes are perfectly fine in our society, but a black sterotype is considered racist.

I agree

Silly Americans.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Me too.

Shapeshifter said:

B.S., I remember all the folks here freakin out cause Prince said "dancin' like a white girl"

Shapeshifter said:

B.S., I remember all the folks here freakin out cause Prince said "dancin' like a white girl"

Universaluv said:

There's a difference between a joke Prince made and somebody stating that it's a FACT that white people cannot dance. Prince's line makes me laugh, the other is ridiculous.

MsLegs said:

Unless you're referring strictly to any sorta hip hop style dancing, y'all are outta your minds! I know my way around a dance floor enough not to make a fool of myself and I've got no formal training. Unlike Fozzie Bear, I DO got rhy-thm!



And as far as Puff Diddy is concerned...no, he's not a racist. He's just an ignorant opportunist. As long as he can find his way to a dollar bill, he'll do all he can to find its way into his pocket.
[Edited 6/7/05 20:28pm]

Universaluv said:

There's a difference between a joke Prince made and somebody stating that it's a FACT that white people cannot dance. Prince's line makes me laugh, the other is ridiculous.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Well this thread is about P-diddy implying that black people can dance because they are black. He did NOT state any FACT about white people not being able to dance.

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[Edited 6/9/05 15:16pm]

Universaluv said:

You are correct. He did not; others in this thread have. As I said before, I don't care what Combs says. He's an opportunist idiot who will say and do whatever to make some cash.

It is not a race thing. It runs in the family whether or not you have a big behind. I have seen tons of black girls at my college with flat butts.



Uh, well. My butt is wide and round. I have gotten a ton of attention from it. A lot. There's this thing called nightwatch. It's people sitting at the door to the dorms and they watch to see if anyone is coming in who shouldn't. My friend works there and he told me about the black guys who talk about me and say how my butt was nice and round. I would also be talkin to my friend at the front desk, and he said some of the black guys would said damn or o wee. LOL


Not really. They say that black guys try to go for white girls because they think we are easier than black girls. Some of the black girls give me stares when I am talking or sitting with some black guys.

This thread is ridiculous, of course white people can dance, ever see Bruce Willis do the Lean Back.


(Lean Back, Lean Back )

RipHer2Shreds said:

But he's stating as a FACT a stereotype about black people's dancing abilities. This is ok with you because he's an opportunist? This is not "ridiculous"?
[Edited 6/9/05 15:36pm]

Oh it just ain't that serious. It's P-Diddy for God's sake.

Well, don't u worry about it, baby. U can sit and "talk" with me all u want. I can take u away from here. I'll make u forget about all of the other brothers at your school. I'll make u forget about all of your troubles, all of the hassles. Just take hold of my hand, let me take u to another land. pimp 101.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Well, don't u worry about it, baby. U can sit and "talk" with me all u want. I can take u away from here. I'll make u forget about all of the other brothers at your school. I'll make u forget about all of your troubles, all of the hassles. Just take hold of my hand, let me take u to another land. pimp 101.

You said yourself that his comments don't bother you.

Universaluv said:

Why should it bother me?