Some good race stupid on boardgame geek. The old 'acting white' canard is thrown out as well, and the very very obvious is ignored. It's time and money that's the factor. It takes 3,4 sometimes even 6 whole hours to play some of these games. Many black people have to work less flexible jobs and can't have as time consuming of hobbies. Not to mention, To get maybe two or three games, you can sometimes end up with over $100 in costs. But I think the appeal of the whole acting white thing is that it doesn't question the structure of our society. I mean really, if you were like "why do white people tend to have more money and leisure than black people?" you'd have to come up against some hard questions about what you've been taught about America. Such scary ideas as work and human decency would occur.

but hey, acting white is a cureall explanation for anything! Why is there a high black dropout rate? Acting white! Why don't many blacks play board games? Acting white! Why don't black people like my haggis pie? Acting white! No need for any examination of self or society. Just say the magic words- acting white.