Why are black people, called African American? |
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| *Sandraaa* |
 Jul 25 2007, 01:27 AM
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QUOTE(kimmytree @ Jul 25 2007, 12:05 AM)  Oh... woah. I'm 18 years old, living in the south... and I never knew that. I've actually never been called one before, or really ever heard anyone call someone that in a non joking way.  I cant believe I never knew that. I feel really stupid now. Bleh. It's not as if you were missing out on anything. At first, I thought it meant biscuits, you know, those cracker biscuits. When you take a bite, they crack. Gosh, I'm hungry. |
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Jul 25 2007, 08:33 PM
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Its simple, white politicians created the term to be politically correct. That way they cannot be accused of being racist in this sensitive world.
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Aug 5 2007, 10:15 PM
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I just say black..
The other way is too long. And I feel like a politician. When people are talking about white people, they say white not caucasian, most of the time. Heck, when people turn purple they will have to be get Purpsldfklsd. Or else we will be racist |
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Aug 5 2007, 10:16 PM
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QUOTE(retaliate @ Jul 25 2007, 08:33 PM) Its simple, white politicians created the term to be politically correct. That way they cannot be accused of being racist in this sensitive world. Dont black politicians call white people white? |
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| *Sandraaa* |
Aug 6 2007, 03:48 AM
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^ Maybe. But White politicians aren't minorities.
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Aug 6 2007, 11:47 PM
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 well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
african americans are called just that because "black" is neither a race nor an ethnicity, it's a color. and we all know what the color black looks like, and from what i know no one was born this color (no matter how dark they are). african americans wanted a race like asians, hispanics, britons, italians, and russians have...i dont mind being called african american...i think it includes most of my history
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Aug 6 2007, 11:49 PM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(RAWRstephishere @ Aug 5 2007, 11:16 PM) Dont black politicians call white people white? white people have always been called white. but african americans have not always been called black. therefore, why would white people find being called "white" offensive, it it's what they've always been? |
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Aug 7 2007, 12:17 AM
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QUOTE(SoEffinMajor @ Aug 6 2007, 11:47 PM) african americans wanted a race like asians, hispanics, britons, italians, and russians have...i dont mind being called african american...i think it includes most of my history if african americans wanted a "race" like britons, italians, and russians, they would be called americans. those are countries, i don't see those as races |
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Aug 7 2007, 11:32 PM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 7 2007, 01:17 AM) if african americans wanted a "race" like britons, italians, and russians, they would be called americans. those are countries, i don't see those as races so what do u call italians if you just see it as a country? people from new york are called new yorkers, it is supposed to give a sense of origin. can you define what a race is, because apparently i do not know...according to your definition that is. the last time i checked "black" is not a race/ethnicity/point of origin for any human |
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Aug 7 2007, 11:41 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(SoEffinMajor @ Aug 7 2007, 11:32 PM) so what do u call italians if you just see it as a country? people from new york are called new yorkers, it is supposed to give a sense of origin. can you define what a race is, because apparently i do not know...according to your definition that is. the last time i checked "black" is not a race/ethnicity/point of origin for any human im from new york but "new yorker" isn't my race if we did it that way there would be a whole lot of races when ur answering the question what is ur race how many times do u see ur country listed as an option? u see African American Caucasian ect thats what i think of when i think of race anyway |
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Aug 7 2007, 11:46 PM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 8 2007, 12:41 AM) im from new york but "new yorker" isn't my race if we did it that way there would be a whole lot of races when ur answering the question what is ur race how many times do u see ur country listed as an option? u see African American Caucasian ect thats what i think of when i think of race anyway honey, i do understand ur point, but i have seen asian/pacific islander on those pieces of paper as well...and asian=asia=race/ethnicity, right? |
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Aug 7 2007, 11:48 PM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(SoEffinMajor @ Aug 7 2007, 11:46 PM) honey, i do understand ur point, but i have seen asian/pacific islander on those pieces of paper as well...and asian=asia=race/ethnicity, right? asians arent comparable to italians really italy is one country asia isn't |
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Aug 7 2007, 11:53 PM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 8 2007, 12:48 AM) asians arent comparable to italians really italy is one country asia isn't i dont understand the difference...so, you're telling me i should call italians europeans since europe is a continent, not a country |
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| *karmakiller* |
Aug 7 2007, 11:55 PM
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A lot of times people are called by where their heritage lies. I call myself German, but I'm not from Germany. I'm a proud American. Some races are called by their color and some are called by where they're from... it's just the way society is. I mean, white and black people could be called worse things.
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Aug 8 2007, 12:04 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(SoEffinMajor @ Aug 7 2007, 11:53 PM) i dont understand the difference...so, you're telling me i should call italians europeans since europe is a continent, not a country well if italians are a race of their own then wouldn't all countries be a race of their own? italian is just too specific race is more physical characteristics than anything (to me) ur going to classify me as black because im black, regardless of where im from i don't personally see race as where ur from if someone is white ur going to call them Caucasian they could be from a lot of different places though |
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| *Steven* |
Aug 8 2007, 08:42 AM
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I don't see why people still bitch and moan over this kind of thing. I guess it's because people get crazy ideas and assume that because they're being called asian, black, white w/e that they're being stereotyped and judged for the worst. If only they would realize that making a scene over it only makes them look worse.
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Aug 8 2007, 09:33 AM
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I have been working with some "African American" ppl and for sure none of em said anything or even gimme any looks after i've called em black or nigga, i guess its all about the person itself and their way of thinking. In fact its pretty much senseless calling someone black and em getting angry... because not everyone refers to race, maybe they just refer to the color of their skin and that's about it.
Anyway to me it doesn't matter where they are from, nor what skin color may have, cuz in the end there is only one Race, the Human Race, not black, not white, not yellow nor w/e. |
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| *ersatz* |
Aug 8 2007, 09:58 AM
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SoEffinMajor -- Races have to do with ethnicities, like the way you look. Since countries like America and England don't have a defined "look" (because they have so many different ethnicities), "American" and "English" cannot be considered an ethnicity. Caucasian is a race...American is a nationality, aligning yourself to one country. If an Italian moves to France, their ethnicity is still Italian, but their nationality is French. Get it?
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Aug 8 2007, 10:14 AM
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WarPath Leader. Group: Member Posts: 668 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 216,721 |
Yea i know but my English sux, can you chew that?
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Aug 8 2007, 06:47 PM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(ersatz @ Aug 8 2007, 10:58 AM) SoEffinMajor -- Races have to do with ethnicities, like the way you look. Since countries like America and England don't have a defined "look" (because they have so many different ethnicities), "American" and "English" cannot be considered an ethnicity. Caucasian is a race...American is a nationality, aligning yourself to one country. If an Italian moves to France, their ethnicity is still Italian, but their nationality is French. Get it? thank you =] |
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Aug 10 2007, 12:13 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(brownsugar @ Aug 10 2007, 12:09 AM) Excuse me for getting off-topic, but I think it's pretty hilarious how there are like 10 topics about blacks in the debate forum. It's like the new frontier. it's because we complain so much suzzetteee. DUH! don't u know anything about black people?!?! really though, i don't know anyone whos offended by being called black or being called african american. if someone is they need to get in here and tell us, i don't think very many black people care |
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Aug 10 2007, 12:34 AM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 10 2007, 01:13 AM) it's because we complain so much suzzetteee. DUH! don't u know anything about black people?!?! really though, i don't know anyone whos offended by being called black or being called african american. if someone is they need to get in here and tell us, i don't think very many black people care i dont like being called black...i thought i made that clear lol =] |
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Aug 10 2007, 12:35 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(SoEffinMajor @ Aug 10 2007, 12:34 AM) i dont like being called black...i thought i made that clear lol =] yes! finally explain then why u don't like being called black |
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Aug 10 2007, 12:52 AM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
i dont like being called black because, for me, it's like a nice way of saying colored person. and colored was a nice way of saying negro. and negro was a nice way of saying coon/monkey/the N word, whatever else. i do not find african american as offensive as black...and i don't think my desire to be called african american is offensive to anyone
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Aug 10 2007, 12:53 AM
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well, if practice makes perfect then im relaxin at rehearsal Group: Member Posts: 329 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 529,475 |
QUOTE(brownsugar @ Aug 10 2007, 01:36 AM) Well what else? The N word? what are you talking about? african americans were called worse things than the N word. |
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