The top five secrets black people keep from white people.

DISCLAIMER

The following rant is my opinion and there will be generalizations so please in your replies keep that in mind.

#5 - We really do like John Mayer and a whole bunch of people you would think we never really listen to.

Seriously we really do like him. There's just something about his music that we can't deny. We won't admit it to you but we really do like him. In addition to John Mayer we also like. Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mack, Eric Clapton, Sting (OH WE LOVE US SOME STING), U2 and Joni Mitchell to name a few.

#4 - We really like freaking white folks out.

We like freaking you out in different ways. I know you always hear the stories about how the little old lady on the elevator grabbed her purse in response to a black man getting in behind her. Hell, it's happened to me. But deep down we kinda like the fact that some of you feel we are going to do something to you. Another way black people freak white folks out is by knowing more about their sh*t than they do be it music or politics or anything. A classic example is the black person with an English accent or any accent for that matter. White people always are shocked when they find out that a black person can speak a whole other language besides English. Basically we like it when you under estimate us.

#3 - We are just as conservative as you are (sometimes even more so).

The black church may let a gay man be choir director but he can't get married in the black church. The black church was one of the many supporters of George W. Bush in this past election. In fact this is where the GOP sees it's future. I know it sounds crazy but as I said before this is the stuff that black people would not admit to white America.

#2 - We date outside our race because we are afraid of commitment.

Very few black men (or women) set out to marry a person of another race. I know that back in the day we used to aspire to that kind of thing, but those days have changed, don't twisted. Now please keep in mind this is a generalization and this does not go for everyone. For those of you who are in a interracial relationship reading this, just breathe and relax. This doesn't mean that there is something wrong with you just means he (or she) is having fun. It's not that he (or she) doesn't love you. It's just that you may not be his (or her) first choice.

#1 - We really want to be accepted by white folks. We really care what you think.

Yeah this is a big one. I know in spite of all the bitching and whining that we do about equality and civil rights it really just comes down to being accepted by you. We care what white people think deep down. And this manifests itself in strange ways throughout our culture. Why do you think gangsta rappers move to the suburbs? Of course there are factors like low crime rate but the truth of the matter is they want their kids to grow up near you.