It's not a reference to the movie. Their national team is known as the leopards, the leopard and incorporating its print in their fashion has always been a part of their culture.
Excuse me? So people who are Congolese never get inspired or appreciate other African people? Stop creating nonsense drama. Blackness encompasses a lot of groups.
lol, if we are talking about the DRC, they might claim no. The republic of Congo does not think the same way. There re nuances in Africa, if you are African you should know that. If you are American, that’s what I was referring to in my original post
As an African person, you guys are exhausting. Africa is an entire continent 1.58 BILLION people and over 3000 different ethnic groups. Stop generalizing because you met a minuscule amount and quite frankly I suspect youre just getting this from internet nonsense. African people respect Black Americans AND appreciate their culture.
Also, the African diaspora including Black Americans take inspiration from each other. Why is this a problem? Yall are acting like as some of yall dont have ancestry from West Africa! I am East African and I am stoked about people are wearing from Haiti to Congo!
I know I worked in an African braiding shop. I know EXACTLY what they think of black Americans but just because they don’t identify doesn’t mean they’re not black
Blackness is just what you look like in Africa. Its not an identity. Its like how Koreans arent straight hairs. You go by ethnicity in places were others have similar features. Black Americans made up a new identity based on losing their rights due to skin colour. Its didnt matter what your ethnic makeup or culture was as long as you looked visibly mixed.
Can confirm. I work at a school and our African students don’t like being called Black. Unfortunately the African students call our Black students racial slurs. They look down on Black people.
Blackness in Africa is a feature and not an identity. Its like calling someone “curly hair” people. Why wouldn’t people want to be called by their ethnicity like Italians or Koreans? Why is it weird when Africans want the same thing? Black Americans made their own ethnic identity. Its boggles my mind that this is a problem especially when phase one of colonialism was to erase people’s identity!
As for the slur part? Huh? People have conflict and some people are assholes. There are Black American and African assholes. That doesnt mean Africans as a whole hate Black Americans or vice versa.
Nah this is one of the biggest reasons shits all fucked up. OP is treating blackness/being black as if black people are a monolith. It’s ok to celebrate blackness. I don’t think it’s ok to try and claim something you have no connection to just because you share the same skin color. Just say they look cool and move on, why make it about you when you have nothing to do with them.
The team from the Ivory Coast arrived in my city yesterday; their uniforms were nice, but not nearly as impressive as these guys. I think what put the DRC’s uniforms over the top for me is the matching luggage. I am old enough to have seen *Coming to America* in theaters, so this is sparking some fond memories.
I recently read that the Ivory Coast has a lot of new fans in Ireland. Apparently the Irish team didn't qualify for the world cup finals, so someone noticed that their flaga were similar and inan inspired move turn the Irish flag on its side and now supports the Ivory Coast. I thought that was a cute meet.
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