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I don't think that African Americans=black. It has become the politically correct term for black people of African descent, but it is not always accurate. Again, race is not always clear-cut. Some whites who call Africa home do not consider themselves African; others do. My South African neighbor told me she always considered herself African. Who am I to tell her she's not?
If you read his posts on this thread, you'd see his views about race, ethnicity, color, etc, to be a bit skewed. My mother is Belgian/South African and she considers herself so. I'd love to see him tell her, she isn't.
don't think that African Americans=black. It has become the politically correct term for black people of African descent, but it is not always accurate.
African Americans are all black, but not all blacks are African American. It is not a "PC" term for blacks of African descent; it is a term for black Americans who can trace their heritage not to a specific place but to the continent only. Other black groups (Africans, Caribbeans, Latinos) do not fit this description.
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Again, race is not always clear-cut. Some whites who call Africa home do not consider themselves African; others do. My South African neighbor told me she always considered herself African. Who am I to tell her she's not?
We can't tell her that she's not African. I can tell her she's not African American.
If you read his posts on this thread, you'd see his views about race, ethnicity, color, etc, to be a bit skewed. My mother is Belgian/South African and she considers herself so. I'd love to see him tell her, she isn't.
African Americans are all black, but not all blacks are African American. It is not a "PC" term for blacks of African descent; it is a term for black Americans who can trace their heritage not to a specific place but to the continent only. Other black groups (Africans, Caribbeans, Latinos) do not fit this description.
We can't tell her that she's not African. I can tell her she's not African American.
Pretty much always. That news anchor from CNN announced she was black, and I was surprised because I had no idea. I thought she was a Latina. It looks like its the half-blacks themselves who choose to call themselves black.
Not a very good example. This has probably been pointed out before and must be getting overly redundant by now (lol) but "Latina" is not a race. You can be bothblack and Latina. Gina Torres is a black Cuban. Christina Milian is a black Cuban. Zoe Saldana is a black Dominican. Tego Calderon is a black Puerto Rican. Its funny when people try to differentiate themselves by pointing out their nationality as a means to disprove their race.
I think you raise an important point. Although any interracial relationship whether it be Black and White or Hispanic and White fall under the label of "Interracial Relationship", the incidence and acceptance is not the same for each race. For example, Hispanic and White relationships is far more accepted and common on screen. I don't think anyone flinches if they see a Latino and a White person but the same can't be said for African Americans and Whites. If Mario Lopez was in a kissing scene with Cameron Diaz, I don't think anyone would think twice or do a double take. Unfortunately, if Will Smith and Cameron Diaz did the same, some would still not be comfortable with that or would take issue with it much moreso than the Hispanic and White or Asian and White.
The latest "it" black girl in hollywood........She seems to always be paired with white men. Is that on purpose or happen stance??
The latest "it" black girl in hollywood........She seems to always be paired with white men. Is that on purpose or happen stance??
Never seen Charliz Theron or Aniston or Diaz bounce around to Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, or Don Cheadle.
It's really pretty glaring.
Charlize Theron was paired with Will Smith in a movie.
That said, I think its pretty well known by now that black actresses are often paired with white men in television and movies far more than the other way around, mainly because its least likely to 'offend' anyone.
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