1)A stereotype created by blacks to be used for other blacks who are "black on the outside, white on the inside". Black being their skin color, and white meaning to display characteristics of a "white" person, therefore "betraying their black roots".
These characteristics being (but not limited to), raised in an environment that's NOT the projects, speaking proper english/very limited use of slang, having an eclectic taste in music, having a diverse group of friends, being well-educated, being legitimately employed, not abusing the
welfare system, being well-mannered and civilized, saves
money for
college instead of bling and cheap grills, and wearing nice clothes that are not Roca Wear, Sean
Jean, Baby
Phat and so on.
Most blacks confuse the "oreo" stereotype to being "bourgie", which is a very
rude, stuck-up black, who thinks they are more "high-class" than they really are.
This stereotype is
stupid, and apparently stems from the fear most nigg3rs have of success. Blacks believe that unless you are a talentless
rapper, a professional athlete, or "gangsta", it is impossible to be successful without being an "oreo".
2) A painful word of irony that causes Spike
Lee anguish, and historical black figures to turn over in their graves.
(PS) I'm black.
1) a: "I'm black. Even though I live in the projects, I maintain an A average, and speak properly. I have a few white friends, I
don't really
like watermelon or acting like an animal, and I prefer Gwen Stefani over Crime Mob. Apparently, this makes me an 'oreo' among my people."
b: The Characters
Tom & Jazmine DuBois from the show "The Boondocks."
2) Our leaders suffered such great trials so we could get ahead in
life. But even hundreds of years later, with the NAACP, the United Negro
College Fund, the equal-opportunity employment act, and the affirmative action policy available to us, we still haven't made any progress. Successful black people are called "oreos".