Why are black people, called African American? |
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Why are black people, called African American? |
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![]() Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 ![]() |
I never really liked the term African American, first of all because its just an easy way out instead of calling a person black. Because saying some one is black is closely related to racism, some how.
Technically all people who come from Africa aren't black. If you're Egyptian and you live in America, what are you? Another problem is that if you're born in the US and you're black, then you're not at all African American. That term only denotes that you previously resided in Africa and moved to the US. Please discuss to further my knowledge and understanding. Thank you. Oh, and if there is already a topic about this, then close this one. Thank you. |
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![]() Kimberly ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,961 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,599 ![]() |
QUOTE If I call some one a 'Nigga' why is that so bad? It shouldn't be. It's just a synonym of black. It's not my fault some one abused it and now we all have to pay for it. I call my friend a 'Spick' all the time. Okay... so then that would give people the right to call me a Nazi then, right? (Me being East German) Ummm no. I dont think it works like that. Just because its a "synonym", or "someone abused it", still doesnt mean that its okay to use. |
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![]() Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 ![]() |
Okay... so then that would give people the right to call me a Nazi then, right? (Me being East German) Ummm no. I dont think it works like that. Just because its a "synonym", or "someone abused it", still doesnt mean that its okay to use. I call some one I know who is German a Nazi all the time. I call my black friend a 'nigga' all the time. Same with another girl I know. I call Jeremy a Spik. I guess it's just the outlook on life you have. I live how I want. I don't take most things seriously. If I have a problem with it, I just tell myself that it's not a big deal. And it's not. It's just because you have racist groups like the KKK and the Nazi's. |
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![]() Kimberly ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,961 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 121,599 ![]() |
I call some one I know who is German a Nazi all the time. I call my black friend a 'nigga' all the time. Same with another girl I know. I call Jeremy a Spik. I guess it's just the outlook on life you have. I live how I want. I don't take most things seriously. If I have a problem with it, I just tell myself that it's not a big deal. And it's not. It's just because you have racist groups like the KKK and the Nazi's. That IS racist. Well, maybe racist isnt the word for it, but its offending. The first and last time I ever called someone a nigger, she and about 5 of her friends chased me down and beat the crap out of me. So you think it's okay to call a German a Nazi? When you call someone a Nazi, its like associating them with the MILLIONS of people that died as a result of Hitler. What if the person had family die as a result of the Nazi party? My grandmother lost all 4 of her grandparents, her father, and several other family members due to them. I know if anyone ever called me a Nazi, I'd make sure they'd never be able to say it again. ![]() Your right, you can live how you want - but its wrong. |
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