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Originally Posted by centre It will always make blacks "different"....which is what they want.
theres more than one type of black group in the US LOL. we're gonna be different regardless because of race, if nationality cant pull us together nothing will, and second being american needs to be defined. i think it should be defined in the same context latin americans describe themselves as being their nationality even though they are born in the US
ANY1 can be american its not a real cultural nationality nor does it feel like one
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.
What is ludicrous about the facts? Do you deny them simply because you don't like it or it doesn't suit you? When you say "African-Americans" don't have any connections to to Africa its simply a fact whether you like it or not. Do you know any family members in Africa? Speak African languages? Practice African cultural traditions? The answer is no if you are as native born black.
You probably don't even know where in Africa you come from, let alone what culture to practice. Thats the issue for most others who have assimilated into America, and its no different. Whether you realize it or not you are a fully assimilated American.
What is ludicrous about the facts? Do you deny them simply because you don't like it or it doesn't suit you? When you say "African-Americans" don't have any connections to to Africa its simply a fact whether you like it or not. Do you know any family members in Africa? Speak African languages? Practice African cultural traditions? The answer is no if you are as native born black.
You probably don't even know where in Africa you come from, let alone what culture to practice. Thats the issue for most others who have assimilated into America, and its no different. Whether you realize it or not you are a fully assimilated American.
west africa is good enough, but your ignorant ass cant read the memo, every country in the americas where there are blacks, has pockets of people who practiced deep african traditions in N. america u have gullahs!
the thing is america is a commercial culture/ pop culture so of course african traditions is not gonna be commercialised nor would it make money.thousands of blacks do practice and celebrate african traditions.
Yep. Here where I live we simply say "white" or "black". I don't know of any black person that is offended by being called black. The only time I hear "African American" is when they say it on TV.
Gotta love the very simplistic black and white logic here. It's all that conservatives can manage, apparently.
If you called a black person around here a "African American" they would laugh in your face.
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