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Define Slave Mentality Meaning

Slave Mentality
1. Colorism:

Discrimination based on skin complexion,
society light skin vs dark skin aka house negro and the field negro. Those with lighter complexions are often saw as being safer, less threatening, more attractive, more intelligent. Simply because their complexion is closer to that of a Caucasian.

2.Competitive Nature:

Often when people of color see another person of color doing well, instead of us congratulating him we hate, or become envious. We become insulted that they may have or appear to be surpassing us and want to knock them off their hustle. This is a direct result of us being paired against each other during slavery.

Black on black crime is defined by slave mentality also bleaching your skin is slave mentality.
By Melantha
Slave Mentality
A mental attitude that includes feelings of inferiority and a need to be controlled.

My bitch has a slave mentality for my cousins big ass dick
By Helyn
Slave Mentality
Anyone exhibiting high arrogance and ignorance levels.

Also see "Y.B.E." 'Though, please keep in mind that "slave mentality" isn't limited to race.

person 1: "My room mate sits around doing jack s***, doesn't pick-up after himself, and rarely makes rent on time. Yet he walks around like the world owes him one."

person 2: "Has he always been like that?"

Person 1: "Since day one."

person 2: "You need to find a better room mate, or something, 'cause the one you got now sounds like they have slave mentality hard-wired in their brain".
By Lari