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 ![]() |
Not all blacks were slaves. I definately think its totally wrong to refer to someone as a "negro", but black? Calling someone black is no different than someone reffering to someone as being white.
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Not all blacks were slaves. I definately think its totally wrong to refer to someone as a "negro", but black? Calling someone black is no different than someone reffering to someone as being white. It's still not right and right there is no difference except the "slavery" thing I mentioned. Your right not everyone were slaves but all them were treated like "poo" on the ground back then. My mom's father before he died was walking down the street of Little Rock, Arkansas and noticed a black person on the other side of the street, refused to cross the same side of the street as that other person...so yeah... |
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![]() Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 ![]() |
It's still not right and right there is no difference except the "slavery" thing I mentioned. Your right not everyone were slaves but all them were treated like "poo" on the ground back then. My mom's father before he died was walking down the street of Little Rock, Arkansas and noticed a black person on the other side of the street, refused to cross the same side of the street as that other person...so yeah... It's wrong to call some one black? If that's not what you mean, please clarify. |
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