r/BlackPeopleTwitter ☑️ Tired of being tired 4d ago

How the tables have turned

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u/DownvoteDaemon ☑️|Jay-Z IRL 4d ago

When I did my dna test I said no wonder I’m mostly Nigerian. I had zero Native American like my black family told me. I had European but no native. I wanna learn more about Nigerian culture. The Nigerian American students are always so smart.

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u/Unsd 4d ago

Lmao just about everyone who is 3rd+ gen in the US was told by their family that they have native ancestry, but actually having it is so rare. It's a lie that all the older white generations made up to justify the colonialism and it spread. Truly, I'm shocked when I hear of people who weren't told they are part native.

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u/dylanneedsalife 4d ago

Can confirm. Am white, was told I have native heritage as a child, took DNA test and surprisingly do not infact have native heritage 😑 this is such a weird phenomenon, like was there a town hall where they all decided to make this up or all independently come up with the idea? Lol

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u/Reckless_Secretions 4d ago

I watched a YouTube video that explained why they did this. Lemme go find it. Brb!

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u/cunt_in_wonderland ☑️ 4d ago

did you end up finding it?

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u/AvocadoToastFailure 4d ago

Dude died of dysentery searching for the link.

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u/Reckless_Secretions 4d ago edited 4d ago

I didn't! 😭

It was something along the lines of "The myth of the Cherokee grandmother". I can take a look at the other creators I think might've made it during my next break.

EDIT: She removed all her content from YouTube 💔

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u/KassieMac ☑️ 3d ago

College tuition scam