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Lol in Canada we call black people Black. Their not hyphenated Canadians. Their just Canadian who look kinda black. lol. Heck and even then I only really call someone black in very few situations. Its not like race is something you bring up all the time. Mostly as a descriptive tool like "Hey, did you see that black dude with the sick mohawk." Or "Hey, whats that Asian dudes name who we met at your place"
Sometimes in general conversation it comes up, it doesn't have to be an issue.
Like, "Hey, what does that girl you're looking for look like, I'll try to find her."
It would be pretty weird to describe her while purposely leaving out her
Asian nationality because you thought it was racist to mention it.
No one would know they were looking for an Asian girl.
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Originally Posted by joey2000
Exactly.
Disagree. It only creates schisms when people think different = bad.
There are various reasons for it, and OR just mentioned one. Also, although sadly this is fading more with each passing year, people traditionally have also often taken pride in their heritage.
I disagree with both these positions. I am an American through and though. My immigrant ancestors come from Spain via Mexico. Our family celebrates our ancestral heritage through customs observed at family and holiday gatherings several times a year. However this does not make me a Hispanic-American. My skin is olive brown and my eyes hazel green. I am an American period. I need no other labels for daily life. If I was participating in a DNA study tracing my roots back thousands of years, then fine racial labels make sense. However no other racial labels need be used in daily life.
Black is a racial description for those of African descent, no matter where they are from.
African American is a description of a specific ethnic group in American society. Not all blacks are African American, but all African Americans are black.
African-American(I identify with black as well) is more accurate, because I'm an American born of African descent. I'm not black in color, I'm a medium brown complexion. My great grandmother have the skin complexion of many Mediterraneans, but she is considered black. Albino Blacks are lighter than "white" people. If you want to be more accurate, it sure isn't "black" American.
Since most Africans from Africa identify with their country or tribe of origin rather than an entire continent, its usually refer to those that are descendants of USA slavery 150-500 years ago.
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My black friends say do not call them African- American, because they are not African, they are American. They want to be called black, cause they are. Enough said.
Do you feel that it is more acurate to call Americans (when referring to race): Black Americans, White Americans, etc. OR African-American, European-American, Asian-American, Latin-American, etc.?
What do they call the Black Italians, the Black French, the Black English, the White Africans, the Chinese Indians, or the Indian Australians, for example? Or is there a racial identifier at all?
Why is everybody on this forum so hyper focused on race?
Black is a racial description for those of African descent, no matter where they are from.
African American is a description of a specific ethnic group in American society. Not all blacks are African American, but all African Americans are black.
Wrong. I have known a few African whites (from South Africa) who became American citizens. Even though they are now African Americans, they are still white.
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