Why don't we call white people this? Why separate me from my country of birth by referring to me as African first?
Don't ask me. 1. We're both Americans. 2. In general I call people what they want to be called. I didn't come up with African American. I was told it was the right term for years. 3. The only time it should even really matter is when I'm trying to describe someone. As in...Dviss1 is the black guy who moves like a 20 year old in the 3 on 3 tournament videos.
It was from groups of American black people that decided on the name African American. Don't blame us honkies.
Honestly I think the term 'African American' was born out of political correctness, but it doesnt make much sense to me either. I think just 'black' seemed too brash sounding maybe, since nobody is actually literally black (or white, for that matter).
White people got a promotion! They've been upgraded from immigrants to settlers. People not white, immigrant. White people, settler. https://www.politifact.com/facebook...n-coulter-said-she-descended-settlers-not-im/
Because that's what your relatives demand!? I don't use that term because except for my nephew whose father is a Nigerian citizen, I don't know ANYBODY with a direct connection to Africa. You're an American, a natural-born citizen of the greatest country on Earth. Why should you stand for someone's diminishing of that?
Yeah, racism against non-Islanders of any color was pretty evident among the lower class males when I spent a couple weeks in Hawaii. Really the only state I've been to that openly accepts it without apology, simply advising tourists to expect that they may be beaten for going to "the wrong" beach.
The president of the NAACP refers to "African-Americans", so I'm now officially confused. Incidentally, I saw a great made for tv movie about Thurgood Marshal last night. Very impressive.
