does anyone else think the term "african-american" is stupid?

[mcveigh]

you're describing a persons skin tone by two geographical regions.

anyways, what are people with black skin called in other countries? I think calling someone an "african-american in Europe would be pretty dumb.

BTW my step-mother is black. I am not racist in any way.....except for hating the damn filthy irish

I remember seeing a concert with DC Talk making a statement that, "black, white, red, yellow, brown, we are all colored people"

 

[GTaudiophile]

Yes, I've been lectured by African-Americans for calling them that.

Political Correctness as given to us by Liberal Leftists is complete crap!

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: mcveigh
you're describing a persons skin tone by two geographical regions.

anyways, what are people with black skin called in other countries? I think calling someone an "african-american in Europe would be pretty dumb.

BTW my step-mother is black. I am not racist in any way.....except for hating the damn filthy irish

I remember seeing a concert with DC Talk making a statement that, "black, white, red, yellow, brown, we are all colored people"

why would any moron even consider the possibility of calling a black englishman an african-american?

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Yea, I hate that African-American BS. Next time someone calls me white, I'm gonna act all offended and insist they call me a "European-American".

 

[Regs]

It sounds like an American mated with a Afircan and had a African-American child. But PC'ness is just for tree huggers anyway.

 

[Bulk Beef]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: mcveigh
you're describing a persons skin tone by two geographical regions.

anyways, what are people with black skin called in other countries? I think calling someone an "african-american in Europe would be pretty dumb.

BTW my step-mother is black. I am not racist in any way.....except for hating the damn filthy irish

I remember seeing a concert with DC Talk making a statement that, "black, white, red, yellow, brown, we are all colored people"

why would any moron even consider the possibility of calling a black englishman an african-american?

I don't think anybody does, do they?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Yes, I've been lectured by African-Americans for calling them that.

Political Correctness as given to us by Liberal Leftists is complete crap!

political correctness and oversensitivity to words.

i'm never offended when someone calls me a Korean American and i wouldn't get up in arms if someone called my kids "korean americans" either.

if you ask me, it's an apt description of what my kids and i are. We are american by politics but korean by birth.

 

[Mr N8]

Just as bad as Africanadian. I'e heard more Canadians bitch about that lately than I've ever heard Americans talk about African-American.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: sward666

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: mcveigh
you're describing a persons skin tone by two geographical regions.

anyways, what are people with black skin called in other countries? I think calling someone an "african-american in Europe would be pretty dumb.

BTW my step-mother is black. I am not racist in any way.....except for hating the damn filthy irish

I remember seeing a concert with DC Talk making a statement that, "black, white, red, yellow, brown, we are all colored people"

why would any moron even consider the possibility of calling a black englishman an african-american?

I don't think anybody does, do they?

i was just responding to the OP. he says " I think calling someone an "african-american in Europe would be pretty dumb." and i'm just agreeing, it would seem that the term african american could only be applied to someone that was actually an american.

 

[Red Dawn]

Who the fsck cares?

 

[StageLeft]

Africanadian

Never heard that, thank God.

The term is gayer than a bat up my ass and I refuse to use it. Black and White are the terms I used. If somebody gets on my case for it I can just tell them that I want to be called a European Canadian

 

[Demon-Xanth]

If race doesn't matter, then why FSCK do all these government forms keep asking?!

 

[mcveigh]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Just as bad as Africanadian. I'e heard more Canadians bitch about that lately than I've ever heard Americans talk about African-American.

are you BSing? in Canada AKA "the great white north" they are pushing for calling people Africanadian???

 

[StageLeft]

What if you're from Africa but you're white? Are you still an african american?

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Who the fsck cares?

You do. You didn't have to view this thread.

 

[dxkj]

yeah, someone called me white the other day! Bastards! Im either irish-american or irish-scottish-american or native-american-american, jeesh get it right!

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Who the fsck cares?

You do. You didn't have to view this thread.

Call them what ever they want to be called damn it. Like I said, who the fsck cares

 

[Whitecloak]

so the progeny of a native american and indian from the sub-continent will be called an american indian-indian american ?

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
What if you're from Africa but you're white? Are you still an african american?

No. Which is why Black and White should still be the terms.

That brings up another question. What do Asian prefer? Yellow? Asian? Asian-American ?

 

[SagaLore]

Yes it's stupid.

I like to call them "people". Or if you want a nationality, then just "American".

 

[DrPizza]

what if someone was black, born in England, and later moved to Toronto where he lived for 5 years. Then, he decided to move to Buffalo, NY. What would we call him then????
European Africanadian American?
Euroafricanadian American?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
What if you're from Africa but you're white? Are you still an african american?

That's why the label is stupid.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster

Originally posted by: Skoorb
What if you're from Africa but you're white? Are you still an african american?

No. Which is why Black and White should still be the terms.

That brings up another question. What do Asian prefer? Yellow? Asian? Asian-American ?

i'm korean.

just don't call me white, and i'm happy.

 

[madthumbs]

They aren't a "different race", they simply have darker skin and maybe nappier hair. Anything we lable people like that with will be overused by people in general, and that's when it becomes offensive imho. Lets not be like "ebonics" and keep changing our minds of the word we want to lable them with. People may be darker or have more color, but they ARE the same race!


<----Ashamed of being "human".

 

[Codewiz]

The ONLY african american I have ever met in my life happened to be WHITE!