KarmaMod:

*waka* You think say Im like you Kayode, that like men who cant get jobs and have prison records starting from 11

When you sef you're barely Nigerian, why wont they be "delicious" to you. Olodo

There's one bothering me at work, if he doesnt stop I might have to put him up for harrassment. Eranko. *rolls eyes*

allboyz:

what is akata?

SeanT21:

A word that some Nigerians use to describe Black Americans.

RichyBlacK:

Yes, and it's been a mixed bag. Simple rules:
1. If she smokes pot, it won't last more than three months.
2. If she has a college degree and no kids, then she's likely to have mental problems.
3. College degree with kids(s), some baby daddy drama.
4. Advanced degree with no kids; they tend to be arrogant and angry.
5. From broken home, college degree and smokes pot; usually very good in bed, but won't last more than 2 months.
6. Broken home, smokes pot, no college degree, has kids - just forget it; she's yours only in the few minutes/hours she's with you.

khai_khai:

Summary. Date akata girls, drama shall be yours.

girl22:


most black american women i know are not like that. maybe its something wrong with you two (richyblack and khai khai).
alot of men complain about they can get this or that. its not the women its them.

khai_khai:

And you come know this pass the men because you don date women abi??

KB1:

Know we know it because we are AA's, Ignoramus.

slimfine:

never dated an Akata manbut have some as good friends. dont want that whole baby mama drama!

KB1:

So are you insinuating that ALL Black-American men have kids?

slimfine:

do not put words into my mouth!

slimfine:

do not put words into my mouth!

KB1:

Well your comment seemed rather blanketed. I was just attempting to obtain clarification. You said that you didn't want to deal with the momma drama, as if all AA men are a bunch of Baby daddies separated from their kids mothers. I was just trying to obtain clarification on what exactly your meaning behind that statement of yours was.

tunku:

I just have to put my 2 cents in this. Akata means black foreigner, it is in no way synonymous with Nigger, It never has and it never will be. The word has no negative connotation unless you wish to self-identify with Yorubas without speaking the language. DuDu means black, not all black persons are dudu, Dudu means that your skin is jet black, not brown, but actually black. Dudu is equivalent to Pale. Let me ask you people this, do you get offended when Hispanics call you Gringos, the Japanese Gaijin? If No then why the big deal with Akata? The word is devoid of hatred and if you think an African used it to put you down then it is all in your own fetid imagination. If you want to stop being called an Akata learn Yoruba and self-identify as one, if not then please stop making the word into something that is offensive. Technically Akata can and has referred to Oyinbos (whites) too. My sisters have been called Akata by other Nigerians  and I am not offended by that. I find it funny that this misunderstood outrage is being drummed up by people who don't even know the true meaning of the word but think that they know what it means. Did a black african ever call your ancestors Akata while lynching them? denying them their rights as citizens of occidental countries, and have they used the term akata to deny you a job, an apartment, or a loan? No. so please stop trying to drum up a fake conflict where nonexists. One more thing it does not mean cotton picker, Nigeria doesn't have a history of cotton industry.

tunku:

I just have to put my 2 cents in this. Akata means black foreigner, it is in no way synonymous with Nigger, It never has and it never will be. The word has no negative connotation unless you wish to self-identify with Yorubas without speaking the language. DuDu means black, not all black persons are dudu, Dudu means that your skin is jet black, not brown, but actually black. Dudu is equivalent to Pale. Let me ask you people this, do you get offended when Hispanics call you Gringos, the Japanese Gaijin? If No then why the big deal with Akata? The word is devoid of hatred and if you think an African used it to put you down then it is all in your own fetid imagination. If you want to stop being called an Akata learn Yoruba and self-identify as one, if not then please stop making the word into something that is offensive. Technically Akata can and has referred to Oyinbos (whites) too. My sisters have been called Akata by other Nigerians and I am not offended by that. I find it funny that this misunderstood outrage is being drummed up by people who don't even know the true meaning of the word but think that they know what it means. Did a black african ever call your ancestors Akata while lynching them? denying them their rights as citizens of occidental countries, and have they used the term akata to deny you a job, an apartment, or a loan? No. so please stop trying to drum up a fake conflict where nonexists. One more thing it does not mean cotton picker, Nigeria doesn't have a history of cotton industry.

slimfine:

@nwaka77: thank you

Nwaka77:


As much as we all know that NOT all black american men are baby daddies, the truth of the matter is, most of them are by the time they get to their early thirties. If that is not the case, who else is getting all these young unwed black american women in their mid and late teens and early to mid twenties pregnant if not them? Don't try to deny like you don't know what's going on benin! That shit is getting old!

Anyways, I'm out!

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