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Defeat on what grounds? Am I conceeding to the general concept of defeat? Surely by now you can see that this argument is going absolutely nowhere.
Take Afrocentrism: We will never agree because you've already decided by virtue of the label; Afrocentrism is damned. IE - "attempts to make the most out of the contributions of African society to the world’s society at large."
That's not what Afrocentrism is. There's evidence that states to the contrary of opinion held by the white mainstream and they will not hear of an African or any white man defending Africa. Mali, Zimbabwe are discarded as not even civilizations when they have all the prerequisites. When I pointed out that Africans made steel, someone's response was: "Oh...well that's not real steel, anyways."
Come the fuck on, you're not going to believe any evidence that's shown to you. Your answer to anything that points to the Africans being advanced is basically: "We've already discovered that and anyone who says anything contrary is lying for self gain."
To sit here and assume even for a second that any white man wouldn't have a 'vested interest in ensuring his history wins out is bigotry. I'm sorry but it just is. What am I supposed to do to make you see this?
You are locked into a perception of blacks- a idea of them being supermasculine is encoded to the way you consider them. By virtue of your argument against Afrocentricism you imply that white man's place has always been in front of the black. Like the great white hunter leading the ape. You simply won't stand for that ape- in addition to being more powerful- also talking and articulating to you what it has done.
This process has played itself out so many times in academia , it comes as no surprise that there are a hundful of black professors out there that stop searching, stop caring and conform to the white version of history.
It's like you're saying whites were historically wrong about everything- Except Africa. You just won't let it go. I mean- even hypothetically speaking- let's say all of Afrocentrism was build on a lie.
Doesn't it seem odd that it's unacceptable for Africa and Africans to live in this lie (and be empowered by it) meanwhile it's acceptable and encouraged for white to have lived in the lies, myths and legends of their race?
To me, your argument sounds more like one of: "We were always of blacks so they should just trust us when it comes to history."
Sure, you seem like you care about history- but when I take a look back at all the things you've people lied about- it makes me weary of your version of things. But of course you're going to object to Afrocentrism!
You're white.