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I for one, cringe when I hear someone call somebody African - Dash - American, its like screeching fingernails on a blackboard to me. Sooo phoney
Now if I tell you words I'd rather hear someones gonna want to throw a pie at me
I feel like 10-15 years ago (when I was in college) everyone wanted you to say "African-American," and saying "black" was considered improper if not offensive. Today it seems to be the opposite. Seems to be lots of pride in the word "black."
Same with white folk in southern NJ. White flight. So where are they going? - FL for sure. I know several that moved this year. The smart thing to do is move south. Maybe NC or VA, WVA.
Lots of mexicans moving into southern NJ.
I just returned to the area after being away for some time and I haven't noticed any black flight. However, I was in South Plainfield the other day and immediately noticed that the area and surrounding areas are less white by a large degree. Out of curiosity, I asked a relative what happened and I was basically told whites were moving out of the area, and mostly Hispanics and Latinos are moving in. I asked where were they moving to and I was told the south. Now I just came from the south and didn't notice an influx of white folks. I've always heard of white flight and black flight but have never witnessed either until now. Very interesting thread.
Why would you object to a term that has been used in written English for more than two centuries?
Or, are you one of the people who assume--incorrectly--that the term "African-American" is something that entered our language only in the late 20th Century? In fact, it may predate the use of the term "Irish-American", and it definitely predates the term "Italian-American".
Even the more modern sounding "Afro-American" has actually been used in written English by journalists since the early 19th Century.
As Mark Twain sagely wrote, It's not what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you are sure of--but that is actually wrong--that will get you into trouble every time.
Actually worse than that it's the somewhat "hokey" word MY-norities.
I was recording some talk show back in the late 70's early 80's in a studio and just the way a female person said it,,,oh well.
No offense just an observation, and to me a minority is a mathematical relationship, one is bigger. majority, one is smaller, minority, so a person goes into ever changing situations so calling a person a minority is kinda silly.
I live in Northeast Pennsylvania , formerly a North Nj resident and a lot of black families from Newark ,Paterson, and NYC migrated to the towns and cities in this region especially over the last 5 years.
I live in Northeast Pennsylvania , formerly a North Nj resident and a lot of black families from Newark ,Paterson, and NYC migrated to the towns and cities in this region especially over the last 5 years.
you're definitely on to something...i know at least 3 black families who have moved to ne pa within the last three years, with at least 2 more heavily considering...and these are just people i personally know!
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