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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![]() we jerkin' ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 2,408 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 210,730 ![]() |
well my skin isnt black end of story. call me something else, if u dont wanna call me african american then describe me some other way.
what if someone was fat and another was skinny how would you describe the fat person?you would say fat,is that offensive? YES.Is it true.YES moral learned today truth hurts everyone is insecure and by calling someone black that increases it. you obviously dont live in a high population city so u wouldnt expireince the racial diversity i do. ask your grandparents the first thing they think of when hearing the term black, then african american which one sounds like someone you want to have dinner with? |
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![]() Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 ![]() |
well my skin isnt black end of story. call me something else, if u dont wanna call me african american then describe me some other way. what if someone was fat and another was skinny how would you describe the fat person?you would say fat,is that offensive? YES.Is it true.YES moral learned today truth hurts everyone is insecure and by calling someone black that increases it. you obviously dont live in a high population city so u wouldnt expireince the racial diversity i do. ask your grandparents the first thing they think of when hearing the term black, then african american which one sounds like someone you want to have dinner with? I live like 15 minutes from Albany New York. Ha ha. It's very diverse. A lot less white people than black. What should I call them dark pigmented people? |
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![]() Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 ![]() |
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