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But would you refer to white people as Americans? Do you see the inherent bias against blacks in the U.S.?
If there were a news story on tv about a group of black men from New Jersey ended up dying in a bus accident in Spain and a coworker asked, "Was there something in the news about a bus wreck?", I'd respond, "Yes, it was in Spain, and some Americans died."
I hope that gives you some insight.
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So, what will you call black people who did not come from Africa?
Sticking to my tongue-in-cheek narrative, I guess I'd have to call them "non-African Africans."
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I'm not trampling on anyone's right to happiness or their liberty.
But if you're not black, you're not an African American.
This ain't hard to understand.
Only if you ignore logic.
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I have NEVER heard ANY WHITE golfers from Africa called African-American. Hmm, I wonder why?
You're white. Be happy with that and stop trying to be cute.
Evolution is what it is, but this isn't about evolution. You're not an African American in any way. Wanna be Asian or some other group...fine. That's between you and them.
But THIS? No. You can lay no claim to it whatsoever.
If Rachel Dolezal can be African American, so can I.
Spartacus, I was all ready to get on here and agree with you..... until I looked it up. Looks like desertdetroiter is actually right, although from what I've read, the term "African American" can't just be designated to someone just because they are black, they also have to be descendants of slaves. Even the dictionary says he's right.
So, say a white guy from Nigeria moved here. He'd be referred to as a "Nigerian-American", not an African-American
So what about blacks born in America that are not descendents of slaves? How does one know if they are descendants of slaves? It seems presumptuous to me.
I call them "black". I will never use the term "african-american".
I always say black. Another person's delusion is not mine.
Incidentally, a Hispanic lobby group representative called me to ask me a number of political opinion questions. Started with how I identify: Latino, Hispanic, Spanish, Mexican, etc.etc. I said American. They were puzzled and asked for confirmation. I said Yes. They had no further questions.
What I find ironic is all the work done in MLK's time to end segregation and soon after it happens many blacks INSIST on segregating themselves by using the term.
I thought they wanted inclusion.
I guess I was wrong.
No...we don't want inclusion. We're already included. This is OUR country too.
That inclusion nonsense is your self flattery talking.
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If Rachel Dolezal can be African American, so can I.
If there were a news story on tv about a group of black men from New Jersey ended up dying in a bus accident in Spain and a coworker asked, "Was there something in the news about a bus wreck?", I'd respond, "Yes, it was in Spain, and some Americans died."
I hope that gives you some insight.
I like your answer. Unfortunately, for many people American = white and everyone else is living in this country is defined by a hyphenated name (i.e. Asian-Americans)
And I am saying that if the theory of evolution is correct, which says that all humans originated in
Africa, then every human on Earth can trace their lineage back to Africa by default.
Also, there are many "white" Africans who have lived there for generations that are very certainly African. Certainly more so than someone who has never been there, who has literally no clue who their ancestors were in Africa, and who has not had ancestors in Africa for hundreds of years, as is the case with nearly all "black" people in America.
The leftist PC racists do not get to make this determination. There are practical matters here that trump their racially divisive PC agenda.
Also, the idea that we are divided into different races based on variances in our skin pigmentation is patently absurd. There is only one race, the human race.
But we DO get to make this determination and the decision has already been made.
African Americans are the black descendants of slaves, and it's not an inclusive club.
Using that logic, quite a few folks from India and Sri Lanka would qualify as "Black." Similarly, someone born in Egypt and living in Canada (which is part of "North America") would be "African American," instead of "Egyptian Canadian."
This is true. Born in Africa and living in America = African American. However, most people mean "USA" when they say "America".
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Actually, these folks would be "Afrikaner Americans," "Rhodesian Americans," etc.
No, they are African Americans.
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