Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
No, if you are a black from Haiti you are now a Haitian American.
I believe you're wrong. If that's the case all Black American's would be classified as Nigerian American, Ghanan American, Ethiopian American, etc., since all blacks originated from Africa.
Unless things have changed, I don't believe the U.S. census catagorizes Black Americans in to specific groups by country of origin.
Last edited by dorado0359; 07-30-2008 at 07:49 AM..
Reason: e
It's not that hard, people! If you're from Haiti, you're Haitian! You can be Haitian in America, or Haitian in the UK, or Haitian on the moon, but you're still Haitian.
I believe you're wrong. If that's the case all Black American's would be classified as Nigerian American, Ghanan American, Ethiopian American, etc., since all blacks originated from Africa.
Unless things have changed, I don't believe the U.S. census catagorizes Black Americans in to specific groups by country of origin.
Probably because those countries as we now know them did not exist when these folks were snatched and brought over.
It's not that hard, people! If you're from Haiti, you're Haitian! You can be Haitian in America, or Haitian in the UK, or Haitian on the moon, but you're still Haitian.
Exactly! How are you going to tell someone that was born and raised in other country that they are no longer xyz , they are just black american. Are you kidding me?
Mind you, my fiancee is only half Jamaican, but his mother is from Ireland, and I think she'd dispute you up, down, and sideways if you told her she's no longer Irish. Wouldn't be pretty. She gave me a bit of evil eye when I mentioned my family emigrated to the States from England around the early 1800s.
Mind you, my fiancee is only half Jamaican, but his mother is from Ireland, and I think she'd dispute you up, down, and sideways if you told her she's no longer Irish. Wouldn't be pretty. She gave me a bit of evil eye when I mentioned my family emigrated to the States from England around the early 1800s.
Ha, you have been vetted if you are still around, English .+++++++, I never heheh. I am sure if people knew what country or region in Africa they were taken from, they would be happy to call themselves Kenyan Americans, etc. Emigrant Americans have a fondness for our roots no matter how far removed.
Last edited by janeannwho; 07-30-2008 at 09:05 AM..
Exactly! How are you going to tell someone that was born and raised in other country that they are no longer xyz , they are just black american. Are you kidding me?
Because when the N*** word starts being thrown around, we're all in the same boat and it doesn't matter where they're from. There is no distinction, Period.
Last edited by dorado0359; 07-30-2008 at 09:01 AM..
Reason: e
Because when the N*** word starts being thrown around, we're all in the same boat and it doesn't matter where they're from. There is no distinction, Period.
"...men before the public eye are like that statue in the fine allegorical tale of Addison, for which two knights on arriving near it fought; for one saw it white, the other saw it black. Then, when they were both off their horses, they saw it was white one side and black the other. A third knight coming along declared it red." Honoré de Balzac
I guess you missed the post when we were talking about it as a 1st/given name. I stated it has been a last/surname for a long time.
can be brought back out to the light, no shortage of inspiration
black people don't have to name their kids as if they were trying to get a high score in Scrabble, tossing in Q's and Z's and apostrophes where they just look odd. not saying you need a degree in linguistics before you can make up your child's name, but some basic common sense on how the common person may have trouble w/ a name that has 4 apostrophes or 3 q's and 2v's in it. the best invented names are the simplest, IMO. a name like Shaniiqua isn't that bad, it's when you start tossing in "de" and "la" and other junk onto it when it starts to look off.
Do you hold the same opinion of Eastern European names, I am speaking of Polish names which are an alphabet soup of letters that English speakers cannot easily pronounce?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
