Who are the Wannabes

[ARay]

If you're not and you want to be, then you are one. This applies to different walks of life, not only to the Indigenous Ones.

Now look in the miror and then decide what you are.


If you think you are not, but everybody else thinks you are...then you may want to listen to the people! LOL

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates! You never know what your gonna get!"

Did Forest change his name to Joe?

[Grits & Beans]

Heeyyy, Thanks Guy!

i'm not a guy...but don't slip up again i'll merk you jk

[soopashinaab]

The term wannabe is actually self explanatory... I wannabe black (but I'm not) I wannabe NDN (but I'm not) I wannabe white (but I'm not) People trying to imitate another culture or way of life is a wannabe

[soopashinaab]

i'm not a guy...but don't slip up again i'll merk you Jk

lol

[Joe's Dad]

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates! You never know what your gonna get!"

Did Forest change his name to Joe?

I'm not the one who is asking for an explanation. I know who i am.

Maybe you're a wannabe

[Toolbox]

Hmmmm........Thats funny! I didn't notice the smell till you got here!

OHHH SNAP! G&B you just got burnt by the rookie! and then Soopa comes around and kicks you while you're down and steals your purse, next thing you know it LB will drop by and pour gasoline on you and light you on fire.

Does anyone else smell the ozone from that burn...

As for the original question, a wannabe is anyone who tries to be something that they are not. This could be someone who tries to act as if they belong to one culture but really they are not, it could be someone who thinks they can rap, draw, design, direct films, and the list goes on and on and on.

[Grits & Beans]

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates! You never know what your gonna get!"

Did Forest change his name to Joe?

yep that is how it starts

all kidding aside, i will be keeping an eye on this thread.

[Grits & Beans]

As for the original question, a wannabe is anyone who tries to be something that they are not. This could be someone who tries to act as if they belong to one culture but really they are not, it could be someone who thinks they can rap, draw, design, direct films, and the list goes on and on and on.

see now you are talking about career fields, not culture. culturally speaking art is evident in all cultures. and rap started as inner city hip hop culture (mainly black and puerto rican new yorkers) but is now global culture, rap being only one of the elements of hip hop.

[*Brown Eyed Gurl*]

on a serious note, lol jk...i get called a wannabe by my own ndns...cus apparently after i dated an ndn..i was tryin to be all ndn...it makes no sense...but i have been called it.

[Toolbox]

see now you are talking about career fields, not culture. culturally speaking art is evident in all cultures. and rap started as inner city hip hop culture (mainly black and puerto rican new yorkers) but is now global culture, rap being only one of the elements of hip hop.

Whats the difference? Its all someone trying to be something or part of something that they are not...

[ARay]

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates! You never know what your gonna get!"

Did Forest change his name to Joe?

Let me apologize for that one. Sorry "Joe's Dad' I can admit when I'm wrong. I didn't realize that was your expalnation. I thought you were directing it towards me and maybe you were. But anyways, My apologies.

[lbgood]

OHHH SNAP! G&B you just got burnt by the rookie! and then Soopa comes around and kicks you while you're down and steals your purse, next thing you know it LB will drop by and pour gasoline on you and light you on fire.

Does anyone else smell the ozone from that burn...

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[wanjica_the_one]

Wannabees can be filtered out by the following questions. What nation claims you? Who are your elders? Who is your family?

Very simple questions that wannababees can't answer.

[ARay]

I understand the basic definition. I just want to know who, or what groups of people do you all consider to be one.

See, the issue that I am having is I am ndn. No I am not full blood, but I am a whole lotta. And I really want get in touch with my roots. I just dont want to be crucified and hung on the cross for wanting to. I have always known what I am, I have always been taught to be proud of that. Some of us just arent fortunate enough to have elders who stayed in touch with tradition, and their people, for that matter.

[wanjica_the_one]

I understand the basic definition. I just want to know who, or what groups of people do you all consider to be one.

See, the issue that I am having is I am ndn. No I am not full blood, but I am a whole lotta. And I really want get in touch with my roots. I just dont want to be crucified and hung on the cross for wanting to. I have always known what I am, I have always been taught to be proud of that. Some of us just arent fortunate enough to have elders who stayed in touch with tradition, and their people, for that matter.

Blood quantum doesn't matter. It is the connection to a community and to your family. Are your elders alive or did they hide in the hills? Did they cut the umbilical cord to their people? Which nation do you come from?