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How come someone who only has 25% African ancestry is called black?

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We had a guy that worked here that was 1/8 black and he actually looked 6/8 black and he was a protected status still, I am guessing that is how you can still make that claim.
 
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Nitemare
1/4 Cherokee 3/4(Scotch, Spanish and other)

Consider myself white or mixed
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cherokee is a race

scottish,spanish are not races they are nationalities .
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We are all African - ????


Two genetic studies have confirmed theories that modern humans evolved in Africa and then migrated through Europe and Asia to reach the Pacific and Americas.

The two studies also show that Africans have the most diverse DNA and the fewest potentially harmful genetic mutations.

They also reinforce the idea that humans originated in Africa, then spread into the Middle East, followed by Europe and Asia, the Pacific Islands and finally to the Americas.

"Diversity has been eroded through the migration process," Assistant Professor Rosenberg said.

People of African descent are the most genetically diverse, followed by people from the Middle East, and then Asians and Europeans. Native Americans resemble one another the most on a DNA level.
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Yes, this means if there was a God and Adam was created in His image, God is a black man.


Interestingly enough while the US is mainly mutts the black population has significantly lower levels of white genes than their global counterparts. They have maintained their genetic diversity, they and their genetic brethren in Africa hold the greatest potential for the evolution of our species.

 
Originally posted by: Sawyer
I think the whole ____-American is stupid
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thats because it is and is missused 99% of the time

The only people who are ____-American are people who have immigrated here

If you were born in the US regardless of skin color or the ethnic background of your parents you are an American plain and simple
 
Oddly enough, in a book I read years ago it seems that in Africa, unless you're a full-blooded black, you are considered "colored". That means many US blacks would be considered colored in Africa, and IIRC sort of looked down upon not only by the whites but by the blacks there as well.

I've always thought it was funny that stars like Halle Berry and Alicia Keys, who both have one white parent, were considered black. Especially funny is Alicia Keys, who fakes a ghetto accent in interviews, but I remember seeing a show about her getting ready for an awards show with her mom there, and around her mom she spoke plain English. Guess she uses whatever she needs when it's convenient.

I also have two nieces that are 1/2 black, but consider themselves white. (white mom, black crackhead dad) But they get some college assistance because of being minorities. Can't really blame them, though....the mom is poor and couldn't send them to school otherwise, and they're really good kids.
 
Originally posted by: Alistar7
Originally posted by: Citrix
Originally posted by: Nitemare
1/4 Cherokee 3/4(Scotch, Spanish and other)

Consider myself white or mixed
Click to expand...

cherokee is a race

scottish,spanish are not races they are nationalities .
Click to expand...

.


We are all African - ????


Two genetic studies have confirmed theories that modern humans evolved in Africa and then migrated through Europe and Asia to reach the Pacific and Americas.

The two studies also show that Africans have the most diverse DNA and the fewest potentially harmful genetic mutations.

They also reinforce the idea that humans originated in Africa, then spread into the Middle East, followed by Europe and Asia, the Pacific Islands and finally to the Americas.

"Diversity has been eroded through the migration process," Assistant Professor Rosenberg said.

People of African descent are the most genetically diverse, followed by people from the Middle East, and then Asians and Europeans. Native Americans resemble one another the most on a DNA level.
Click to expand...

Yes, this means if there was a God and Adam was created in His image, God is a black man.


Interestingly enough while the US is mainly mutts the black population has significantly lower levels of white genes than their global counterparts. They have maintained their genetic diversity, they and their genetic brethren in Africa hold the greatest potential for the evolution of our species.
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It's too damn hot there and the lions eat <Jimmy the Greek mode> the smart ones cause everyone knows they are not athletic.
 
a black coworker of mine said black genes are stronger and used mixed race folks as proof. I have since learned that we are all inbred subspecies of a black tribe from northern africa. Or something like that.
 
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Oddly enough, in a book I read years ago it seems that in Africa, unless you're a full-blooded black, you are considered "colored". That means many US blacks would be considered colored in Africa, and IIRC sort of looked down upon not only by the whites but by the blacks there as well.

I've always thought it was funny that stars like Halle Berry and Alicia Keys, who both have one white parent, were considered black. Especially funny is Alicia Keys, who fakes a ghetto accent in interviews, but I remember seeing a show about her getting ready for an awards show with her mom there, and around her mom she spoke plain English. Guess she uses whatever she needs when it's convenient.

I also have two nieces that are 1/2 black, but consider themselves white. (white mom, black crackhead dad) But they get some college assistance because of being minorities. Can't really blame them, though....the mom is poor and couldn't send them to school otherwise, and they're really good kids.
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Um Alicia grew up in the ghetto, but not all ghetto people speak "ghetto" 24/7. She grew up in the slums of Brooklyn I doubt the accent you're questioning is fake. Maybe she just speaks proper around her mother because it's her mother? I went to school in the ghetto and hung out with "ghetto" people, but around my parents and family I speak much like you do, ghetto doesn't = ignorant person who's unable to speak properly. If anything Alicia speaks very eloquently in the interviews I've seen, I've love to see you link me to a video of her speaking ghetto like.
 
Heh.. I always found "X-American" to be a stupid way of labeling people.

White guy from South Africa get's his US citizenship = African American
White Russian get his = Asian-American
ETC.

When in college, the ACTUAL Joe Clark from "Lean on Me" fame came to speak. He said he hated the term "African-American".
 
What if someone is 2% Black, but that 2% is the major percentage in a mix of the person's races (white could be .5%, hispanic could be .25%, Chinese could be .003%, etc.). What would you label this mixed person?

 
Originally posted by: Rudee
Chevy Chase one said "I don't judge a man by the color of his skin, I judge him by the size of his nostrils"
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Black men are said to have larger than average "nostrils."
 
Originally posted by: DefDC
Heh.. I always found "X-American" to be a stupid way of labeling people.

White guy from South Africa get's his US citizenship = African American
White Russian get his = Asian-American
ETC.

When in college, the ACTUAL Joe Clark from "Lean on Me" fame came to speak. He said he hated the term "African-American".
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You aren't clever with the "African American" remark, give it a rest. The African in "African American" refers to ethnicity, not country of birth.

That's like saying black Americans are "American American" because they were born here and not Africa.
 
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