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I have. I'm female, white, and dated an African American guy whose parents were Nigerian immigrants when we were both in our late twenties. Didn't encounter opposition or problems when out, socially, but in the end, he ultimately was not comfortable with things. He was from a very tight knit community of African immigrants, and it was very much expected that he would marry, if not a Nigerian girl, at least a black girl. When he and I met, he was going through a rebellious phase where he was consciously going different routes than he'd been groomed for in a lot of ways, but, ultimately, he did end up marrying a black girl (though not Nigerian) in a traditional Nigerian ceremony (though long after he and I parted ways). I don't think he consciously used me to rebel, but I do think that I was a "novelty" for him, in some ways. But we did genuinely like one another.
Which means that he is NigerianAmerican NOT African American.
Which means that he is NigerianAmerican NOT African American.
Nigeria is in Africa, right? So the term applies. Personally, I prefer to be called "black" rather than African American. I have no ties to Africa. A guy with African parents does.
Nigeria is in Africa, right? So the term applies. Personally, I prefer to be called "black" rather than African American. I have no ties to Africa. A guy with African parents does.
Nigeria is in Africa, right? So the term applies. Personally, I prefer to be called "black" rather than African American. I have no ties to Africa. A guy with African parents does.
Kind of splitting hairs a bit with the Nigerian American. I think just generically saying "African American" would suffice.
People don't seem to be getting too riled when you see the generic "European" ancestry being thrown out when dealing with American whites, it just makes it easier than trying list out all of the various countries that encompass Europe.
My family lineage traces back to Ireland, but I don't usually refer to myself as Irish American unless asked. Simple "American" is fine with me.
Which means that he is NigerianAmerican NOT African American.
Are we really going to get into splitting hairs regarding how somebody I dated a decade ago chose at the time to self-identify?
Theoretically, as a child of naturalized American citizens who was himself born in Canada, has dual citizenship and has never set foot in either the country of Nigeria or the continent of Africa, technically, he is a "Canadian-American of African (Nigerian) descent." Given how that trips off the tongue, I'm shocked he didn't choose that moniker for self-identification purposes
Generally speaking, however people choose to identify, yeah, I go with that.
I'm White with a Hispanic Grand mother, if I date a dark Euro woman of Italian descent, are we dating out of our perspective races. And should our children put down mixed on any of those government forms?
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. And should our children put down mixed on any of those government forms?
