Omg as part of the African diaspora, I absolutely love and admire African American culture

I know I might sound like a white person saying this LMAOOO but I promise I'm not 😭 it's just that my own country's culture... no shade but chile. The misogyny. The religious extremism. The lack of women's rights. And God forbid a woman wants to actually LIVE and have fun

Meanwhile, y'all have the line dancing, the cookouts, the jokes, the shows, the music, the advocacy, the intelligence, the accents, the sense of community... like damn

I was never taught how to dance. Actually, the opposite

Women aren't supposed to dance like that where I'm from. And God forbid you like African music because my mom will call it "ghetto." Like girl GTFO

When I traveled, I met some really lovely African American Black women, tried the food, and just got to experience a tiny bit of the culture in real life. I love the soul of it. The community. The humor. The way people can turn literally anything into a joke

Sometimes I'm actually jealous because I feel like I didn't get to live my life the way I wanted because of the culture I grew up in. I missed out on so much because everything was shame, rules, fear, and what people might think

But not anymore!!!

And obviously I know being African American isn't some perfect easy experience. I studied African American literature and history at university, and I'm very aware of the racism, pain, and how badly the US system has failed Black Americans in so many ways. I'm not romanticizing that part

This is literally just an appreciation post because the culture itself? Amazing. The influence? INSANE. The humor? Unmatched

But I do have one serious question:

Are y'all naturally born knowing how to line dance???

Because man, I TRIED and I suck so bad. Everybody is moving together looking smooth as hell and I'm in the back fighting for my life trying to figure out which foot we're on