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I'm curious to know when "African-American" was inaccurate. I'd think that "Black" is more inaccurate because most of us aren't "Black." So, I'm thinking people should be bothered by that even more. I mean, what's the big deal with African-American? It's obvious that it is just a term used to describe one's ancestry or heritage. What's wrong with that? Yet, Italian-Americans can proudly say they are Italian? Why can't we say "African?" I mean ... are we embarrassed, ashamed or something? We are indeed of African heritage and blood.
Black is inaccuate but it was called before brown. Now we can't say brown.
I had a Pakistan acquaintance once tell me she was a "brown person" while I'm "black person".
I was like whaaat?
Saying in my head "we're seriously the same shade of brown "
After reading innumerable threads and comments regarding racial self-identification, lack of assimilation, and screeds about multiculturalism I thought to myself why is it that I've never read a thread or comment advocating the ending of the classification referred to as white? I mean if African American is so offensive because of its alleged inaccuracy then why not do a way with the term white, after all, white people are exactly white or anything close to it. So, in the hopes of bringing about that much touted color blind society, I would like to make the following offer.
Do away with the idea or whiteness and I will stop identifying myself as an African American and ask others to do the same.
What do you think?
I think it's a flawed argument although I get where you're coming from.
After reading innumerable threads and comments regarding racial self-identification, lack of assimilation, and screeds about multiculturalism I thought to myself why is it that I've never read a thread or comment advocating the ending of the classification referred to as white? I mean if African American is so offensive because of its alleged inaccuracy then why not do a way with the term white, after all, white people are exactly white or anything close to it. So, in the hopes of bringing about that much touted color blind society, I would like to make the following offer.
Do away with the idea or whiteness and I will stop identifying myself as an African American and ask others to do the same.
Black American is better or just American. After all do we really have to use color to view each other? Or better yet human being made in the image of God.
After reading innumerable threads and comments regarding racial self-identification, lack of assimilation, and screeds about multiculturalism I thought to myself why is it that I've never read a thread or comment advocating the ending of the classification referred to as white? I mean if African American is so offensive because of its alleged inaccuracy then why not do a way with the term white, after all, white people are exactly white or anything close to it. So, in the hopes of bringing about that much touted color blind society, I would like to make the following offer.
Do away with the idea or whiteness and I will stop identifying myself as an African American and ask others to do the same.
What do you think?
I think your threads and posts are getting stranger by the day.
I do not think African-American is offensive in the least. Well maybe to an Arab or a Caucasian from North Africa.
Whatever. I think you share the same obsession as the cranks your are presumably addressing.
Our family has never identified ourselves as anything but American. It is ridiculous these forms ask the question when oh I don't know, Danish-American or English-American or Dutch-American isn't included as a choice. It is insulting. We are either Americans or not. End Affirmative Action, it only serves to divide us and categorize us rather than unite us. We will never be considered equal until Affirmative Action ends.
There was no equality before Affirmative Action. What changed things so radically?
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Deal?
