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I hear people use the term asian american, mexican american, etc. all the time, and have heard no gripes. Yet african american seems to be the hot button. Go figure.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
There is no such thing as "just American." I don't know what your background is, but for you to say African Americans don't have any connection with Africa, no knowledge of Africa, no culture from Africa or no desire to be associated with Africa is simply ludicrous.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
Why do you assume that an Asian or Mexican American is an immigrant? There are Asian and Mexican families who have been here longer than a lot of whites. And yes some of them do use the hyphenated names. Not to mention the Italian-Americans whose only tie to Italy is the food they eat.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
It will always make blacks "different"....which is what they want.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
we do come from africa, its our ancerstry and since when so you go on telling us how to identify ourselves we can call ourselves what ever we want, africa is a continent not a country. modern day africans who immigrate from africa come from a specific country and they are nigerian-american liberio-american etc etc
many asians have been here since early 19th century but yet they are still asian american racially. african american isnt the same kinda term, it describes native blacks of america(U.S), we do not have exactly the same culture as our american counterparts(whites, native americans) who trace their history to colonial times. there are difference and we also share the same culture as well, american culture.
believe it or not every country where there was trans atlantic slave trade there are countries and there are blacks who use afro/ african etc hyphen then country name but overall they are that country name as their nationality
african american can also describe those of african descent in the americas(if u dont know what encompass the americas i can guide u) as kinda the same way the term native american is sometimes used to describe all native indian tribes in the americas
as far as blacks going back to africa lets see, african americans have dual citizenship in ghana fyi and liberia i believe, after emancipation many blacks did go back to africa what is known as liberia, sierre leonne is the colony those americans created which is why the flag is very similar to ours with just 1 star.
black people in the caribbean(jamaica, dr, bahammas, haiti(1st free black republic) arent and havent been going back to africa either we are where we are and u cant change that no matter how much it turns your stomach. we are african people. descendants of
we dont have a direct comparison nationality wise because all those countries didnt exist then the songhay empire was the last west african empire to stand after soni ali drowned on an expedition it went along with it. this was around the time the spanish and portuguese came upon the continent.
but back to the blacks going back to africa comment why do you care, until theres a world wide african descendant pademic of blacks going back to africa then comment its not going to be. lke i said we are where we are. and shaped new extended african cultures in the new world whether
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every country that has/had black people descendants from slaves also utilize european languages differently from europeans descendants themselves who live in the same country. some are called creoles, bozals, in america its called ebonics
i am ethnic wise an african american, black american same difference
i am an american nationality wise
i am black that connects me with all my sistren and brethren of any nationality on a racial scale regardless of national origin that come from other countries or are descendants of immigrants from other countries that dwell in the United States Of America.
The reason is because the THERE IS NOTHING 'AFRICAN' about so-called African-Americans. Period. Its a farce and a retarded pc term thought up in the 90's. They do not come from Africa and unlike say, Mexican or Asian immigrants they have no cultural or linguistic ties with their home countries. Nor do they want to have ties. How many blacks do you see going back to Africa? Good luck with that. Plenty of Mexican Americans go back to Mexico to visit, Asian Americans etc. because they have a real connection from where they came from. Thats the point of my original post.
Thats the difference. Its not rocket science. They are just Americans.
So what about those of Scottish heritage who have been here for generations. If they no longer wear kilts, does that mean there is nothing Scottish about them or they have no ties to Scotland?? I could use a million other examples.
ONCE AGAIN.....When someone refers to themself as African American, they are referring to their ETHNICITY...NOT their NATIONALITY!!!!
ONCE AGAIN.....When someone refers to themself as African American, they are referring to their ETHNICITY...NOT their NATIONALITY!!!!
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when and if i leave(emigrate,or temporarily leave) the country people are gonna ask me where im from and when i tell them they are gonna be like oh your an american or they might call me a yank.
im not gonna expect someone in another country to call me an african american and im for certainly not gonna respond to a nationality question with the term african american lol but AMERICAN.
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when and if i leave(emigrate,or temporarily leave) the country people are gonna ask me where im from and when i tell them they are gonna be like oh your an american or they might call me a yank.
im not gonna expect someone in another country to call me an african american and im for certainly not gonna respond to a nationality question with the term african american lol but AMERICAN.
EXACTLY!!! Outside of this country, I am American. While, I'm here, there's no need for me (or any other American for that matter) to refer to myself as American. WE ALL ARE...well most of us anyway.
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