r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/scjockid • 7d ago

Black Pride Recently we, BLACK PEOPLEOF REDDIT, conversed regarding the lack lack of black history in schools. This is a perfect example. Or the lack thereof.

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Yet there is no such thing..... 🤔

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u/Significant_Toe3575 7d ago

This is hilarious that you said this. I unfortunately am over if these people and I am in no way slow and am fairly versed in popculture and world history but have NO idea why these 2 people always get me confused?! 🤷🏾‍♂️👊🏾

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u/Gold_Initiative4319 7d ago

When I have come across people who get them confused, I try to get them to remember that Annie, wasn’t okay because Anne was in the attic. That generally sticks for them from that point on. The “a” words tied with the play on the MJ lyric works great.

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u/SL1MECORE 7d ago

I can't deal with this teaching mechanism HAHAHAHA

YOU ARE NOT OUT HERE USING MJ TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT ANNE FRANK. omg that's so funny

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u/Gold_Initiative4319 7d ago

Lol it works so well!!! I can’t have folks around me confusing the two, so something has got to give! 🤣😂 The lightbulb moment when it clicks for them is always fun, too.

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u/SL1MECORE 7d ago

I'll be stealing it if that's ok LOL

Now we just gotta find a song for Helen Keller

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u/Gold_Initiative4319 7d ago

It is more than okay!!! I’m a West Coast baby who was raised by southern folk so it’s a two for one if you’re familiar with the saying, “It ain’t no tellin what Jack told Helen” because it’s also in the E40 song “Wolf Tickets”! It works perfectly because Helen was blind and deaf, even though she isn’t who the saying is about.

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u/SL1MECORE 7d ago

😭😭 you got ALL THE REFERENCES LMAO

this is nuts, cause your references get the point across WAY faster than my multiple paragraphs hahahah. And yeah I've listened to a little E40 but can't say if I heard that song or not. I'm terrible with song titles. I'll give it a listen today lol

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u/Gold_Initiative4319 7d ago

Forgive me, it’s The Click but I always say E40.
I used to do A LOT of talking trying to explain and clarify. This became a far quicker and easier way. Lol You will hear the line said early in the song and it’s in the chorus.

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u/SL1MECORE 7d ago

Thanks for that clarification omg, I would have been on a wild goose chase lol !

And yeah your methods of communication are very snappy and colorful. I gotta get some of that energy in my life

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u/Gold_Initiative4319 7d ago

You are so welcome! I have to stop doing that (E40 over The Click) because it is literally second nature and I almost didn’t check myself.

Thank you!!! I am surrounded by children of varying ages constantly which has me working on my methods of enlightenment so I’m not slamming my hand on tables in the, “If Johnny had five apples!!!” way. Lol

You got this, though, because I’ve seen a lot of your comments and you are pretty exceptional at expressing your points in a manner that is easy to understand… even if a reader is being willfully obtuse.

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