Can white people be African Americans?

[Kev]

Now, the real question: Who cares what color you are?

Because you can get preferential treatment on college applications if you mark down african american. it is a fact.

 

[chiwawa626]

My parents are from India, I was born in Zambia, Africa, and we are American Citizens...I can call myself African American rite?

 

[TommyVercetti]

I think the govt classifies African American as a race, not an ethnic group. If it was an ethnic group, then anyone from Africa could be an African American.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I know a few.
I know some black people who are NOT African American, as well. One is from Trinidad, for instance.

Sweet. I'm from Trinidad.

 

[friedpie]

Technically aren't all people african since man evolved and then migrated out of africa?

Ward Connerly is right, get rid of race classification altogether.

 

[0roo0roo]

do wonder if charlize theron could have used affirmative action

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: friedpie
Technically aren't all people african since man evolved and then migrated out of africa?

Ward Connerly is right, get rid of race classification altogether.

hahaha, thats true

i'm gonna call my self african american from now on

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I know a few.
I know some black people who are NOT African American, as well. One is from Trinidad, for instance.

Sweet. I'm from Trinidad.

 

[MithShrike]

I have been knighted as an honorary Black man. I was donned with a pimp cane. I have been the White awesome dude or the Pale Brotha for over two years now. All my niggas in Oakland say what?!

 

[GhettoFob]

Originally posted by: Mith
I have been knighted as an honorary Black man. I was donned with a pimp cane. I have been the White awesome dude or the Pale Brotha for over two years now. All my niggas in Oakland say what?!

word :beer:

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob

Originally posted by: Mith
I have been knighted as an honorary Black man. I was donned with a pimp cane. I have been the White awesome dude or the Pale Brotha for over two years now. All my niggas in Oakland say what?!

word :beer:

LMAO!
I went to high school with a girl who was white, but she was born in Africa. I always thought that was an interesting concept

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Jzero
I know a few.
I know some black people who are NOT African American, as well. One is from Trinidad, for instance.

Sweet. I'm from Trinidad.

Sweet, you must be African American, right

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Kev

Now, the real question: Who cares what color you are?

Because you can get preferential treatment on college applications if you mark down african american. it is a fact.

Not here.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: luvly
"Let's say you are white, and so are your parents, but all your ancestors including your parents were born and raised in Africa for many generations back?"

Pics please! We only judge by appearance, since maybe some major tanning happened or some evolution. . . . Hehehe! I'm messing with you.

Really, it depends upon your definition of "African American". If you define "African American" as an ethnicity or race, then no the person you described isn't African-American. If on the other hand you define "African American" as a nationality, the person could be African-American, but not if she's still in South Africa (or Botswana or Zimbabwe or Kenya . . . you name it).

Well, obviously, "African American" can not possibly be an ethnicity or a race because of the diversity of people who live in Africa. (Arabs, Egyptians, Dutch, Negroes)
"African American" can also not ever be classified as a nationality, unless all of Africa were to become one country.

If a group of people prefer that term, I am more than happy to use it, but I believe that any such distinction is influenced more by politics than by any percieved difference in groups.

 

[chiwawa626]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I know a few.
I know some black people who are NOT African American, as well. One is from Trinidad, for instance.

I know a lot of african americans (or so i would call them) who deny they are african americans, and that only their ancestors were, and now they are what is called "Black"...not just american, but "black"

 

[ElFenix]

BART: Sir. Sir. He specifically requested two awesome people. Well, to tell a family secret, my grandmother was Dutch.

 

[yakko]

Originally posted by: anxi80
"Yo, I told you, my mother's mother's mother was black! "
"Maaaaaaaaan, I wanna see a picture of this Nubian princess!"

hahahaha!!!!

I was listening to the soundtrack to that movie in the car tonight.