Let's Celebrate Elon Musk - One of Only 6 African American Billionaires

[FatBob96]

Originally Posted by ReineDeCoeur

Because it’s not a big deal. It just means an American of a certain background. That is not necessarily racial either.

Maybe that's what it means to some people....

But that's not the way it gets used.

It gets used to foment division and assign both victim and oppressor status to people who may not even identify or agree with those labels.

[ReineDeCoeur]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

Maybe that's what it means to some people....

But that's not the way it gets used.

It gets used to foment division and assign both victim and oppressor status to people who may not even identify or agree with those labels.

Not my problem though. For many people, it’s simply descriptive. It can help people understand where others are coming from and their practices/habits/traditions make more sense. It makes far more sense than color labels which are meaningless, inaccurate and problematic.

Division and assigning like you just did? Perhaps you should stop assuming other people’s stances. You came with your own labels, assumed my political stances and that my stance on this matter must be political. Yet it is not. In fact, I’m not even sure how this is a remotely political discussion.

The hyphenated-American/victim and oppressor issue is one that exists among Americans who have been here for generations. For the vast majority of us who are recent, it is descriptive.

[FatBob96]

Originally Posted by ReineDeCoeur

Not my problem though. For many people, it’s simply descriptive. It can help people understand where others are coming from and their practices/habits/traditions make more sense. It makes far more sense than color labels which are meaningless, inaccurate and problematic.

Division and assigning like you just did? Perhaps you should stop assuming other people’s stances. You came with your own labels, assumed my political stances and that my stance on this matter must be political. Yet it is not. In fact, I’m not even sure how this is a remotely political discussion.

The hyphenated-American/victim and oppressor issue is one that exists among Americans who have been here for generations. For the vast majority of us who are recent, it is descriptive.

My assumption of your political stance was based on your posts.


People on the Right don't generally think much of hyphenating the population.

Only people on the Left take that position.

And using it as a description fails miserably a lot of times as well.

[ReineDeCoeur]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

My assumption of your political stance was based on your posts.


People on the Right don't generally think much of hyphenating the population.

Only people on the Left take that position.

And using it as a description fails miserably a lot of times as well.

Nope. I have stated that I do not identify with either side and my stances lean libertarian.

The majority of Americans do it when convenient. It’s not a left or right issue.

If the right wasn’t for it, they would have eliminated it while in control. But they won’t because they use it conveniently, just like the left.