I just thought I ought to add some of the reasons I object to a definition of African-American culture. Defining an African-American culture (or a Latino culture, or an absurdly-broad "asian" culture) implies that there's a certain way to be African American. It means that if you're African-American and don't want to partake of that culture, you're gonna get a lot of grief from both sides of the fence: other African-Americans who say you've sold out and call you Uncle Tom, and the "dominant" culture that treats you like they treat other African-Americans because of your skin color. There is an African-American culture - a culture that has been observed to be primarily one based on African-American traditions. But so long as there is even one person of African-American descent who does not partake of that culture, labeling it an "African-American" culture is a misnomer. To point this back at the particular movie in question (Pulp Fiction): yes, there are elements of the African-American culture in question. But Vincent p partakes of it. Mia partakes of it (to what extent is debatable). It's not a race-dependent culture - though I will agree that people not of the dominant race (and in African-American culture, people with dark skin are the dominant race - making them the dominant culture in what sociologist would call a sub-culture (I guess, since I think that sociology is a silly science anyway ;)). Why can't we just let people be people? And if people make false judgements about you - even if they are in your favor - why not correct them, through words and actions, and define yourself as you like. Arguably, OJ did it. Michael Jackson has certainly done it. Why can't we? J Roberson