A World Without Black People

Ok, so it's Black History month, I was recently reading Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man", Iron Plant's "Lost Urban Youth" thread, A Day Without Mexicans and a host of other things I've been thinking about over the years led me to ask myself a question.

If every black person on the planet was gone tomorrow, would anyone notice? Would anyone care? Would anything really be affected? I mean, seriously, what the fuck do we as a race contribute to the overall human experience?

The answers my mind came up with were: "Not really", "maybe a few might", "at most the United States would have to radically adjust it's GNP and per capita figures" and "Other than civil rights bandwagons for everybody else to jump on? I dunno, I haven't checked"

Maybe it's just my pessimism and feelings of alienation talking, but if we just up and disappeared I seriously doubt anyone would miss us.

What does everyone else think? I especially want to hear from TNL's black posters.

And if you feel the need to troll (Yoshi), do it with intelligence.

whoa can of worms opening

T_T I'd miss you and fighter-X.

I <3 rocca and hip hop. I'd cry.

I'd miss all the black TNLers...well, most of them.

Of course I would notice, the company I work for would be in a serious rut if all the black workers up and disappeared.

Kidding aside, you ask a good question Mo7's.

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This may sound weird, but a couple of years ago I ended up living in a small town in the Appalachins for a while. On the days where the weather permitted, I would walk downtown. Something seemed not right to me the whole time, and I couldn't figure out what it was. After about 2 weeks it hit me- there weren't any black people.
I don't know if there is any connection, but that town was also, incidentally, full of the shittiest examples of humanity I can think of.

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Originally Posted by Vasteel

This may sound weird, but a couple of years ago I ended up living in a small town in the Appalachins for a while. On the days where the weather permitted, I would walk downtown. Something seemed not right to me the whole time, and I couldn't figure out what it was. After about 2 weeks it hit me- there weren't any black people.
I don't know if there is any connection, but that town was also, incidentally, full of the shittiest examples of humanity I can think of.

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In my home town, the black people acted a LOT better than most of the white people. White people can be some of the most foul assholes on the planit.

What a stupid question. Black people are people, not a racial identity. I'd be missing a co-worker and friend, so you damn well better believe I'd notice.

James

I'd notice, as I'd end up missing friends, and family co-workers.