Refers to a wig generally worn by a tether that is usually janky in nature and easy to spot and differentiate from a hairstyle worn by a Foundational Black American woman. Usually is crooked, dry, crunchy and pushed back from wear a hairlne generally starts
by chillin662 September 29, 2022

by chillin662 October 30, 2022

Any form of information (article, social mediapost, etc) that makes an outrageous statement for the sole purpose of engagement and garnering reactions
by chillin662 June 26, 2024

I can guarandamntee that $5 FBA (Foundational Black Americans) will come out of the woodworks once reparations come to reality
by chillin662 November 10, 2022

A melanated person who is NOT a foundational black American that uses their melanin ("blackness") to undermine black Americans (FBA). Tethers typically use their "blackness" to act as a representative for black Americans (FBA) for the benefit of their (white) handlers while having disdain for black Americans.
Barack Obama is the textbook definition of a tether who used his blackness to get the black vote while not doing anything specifically for black people (FBA)
by chillin662 September 20, 2024

We had to detetherize Sheila Jackson Lee who has cloaking herself as a "African American" for decades when she is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants who has done nothing for FBA
by chillin662 October 14, 2022

An individual in the United States with melanin that is NOT a foundational black American. Many of these melanated immigrants do not see themselves as black unless it's convenient for them
Prime examples of who would classify as a melanated immigrant in the United States would be Barack Obama, Ilhan Omar, Stephen A. Smith and Roland Martin
by chillin662 February 21, 2025
