Should native born black Americans be called 'African American'?

[Leros]

Stemming from the Describing black people as black thread, I have this to ask of ATOT.

In the US, we call all black people 'African-American'.

My personal view is that an African-American is:
1) a person from Africa who now lives in the US
2) a child born of parents who were from Africa originally (even if the child was born in the US)

Otherwise, you would be a black American. My ancestors came from various places in Europe. I consider myself a white American; I don't go around calling myself an Italian-German-French-British-American.

What do you guys think?

 

[olds]

They should be called Americans.

 

[Tooncesthedrivingcat]

I don't use the term african american. Tbey are black and always will be black.

 

[OCGuy]

Yes, or you are a racist pig.

 

[ggnl]

Africanized Americans...

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
They should be called Americans.

I'm with John Wayne on this one.

 

[mugs]

I don't really care. I don't think most black people care either. I don't think many black people are offended by being called black.

I think we should bring back oriental too. Asian is too vague.

 

[Slick5150]

I take more issue with people saying things like "I'm Irish!!" when they've never even been there.

 

[Dear Summer]

yes

people of asian descent born in America are referred to as Asian-Americans.

More specifically, chinese-americans, korean-americans, etc.

no difference

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
yes

people of asian descent born in America are referred to as Asian-Americans.

More specifically, chinese-americans, korean-americans, etc.

no difference

What happens when you start mixing races?

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: mugs
I don't really care. I don't think most black people care either. I don't think many black people are offended by being called black.

I think we should bring back oriental too. Asian is too vague.

I use the term East Asian since Oriental is now a racist word.

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
I take more issue with people saying things like "I'm Irish!!" when they've never even been there.

LoL i hate people that say...

I'm 1/16columbian 1/12, irish 1/12 mogolian .. etc....

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: ggnl
Africanized Americans...

If Africanized bees are killer bees, then...

:Q

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: ggnl
Africanized Americans...

If Africanized bees are killer bees, then...

:Q

lol

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
They should be called Americans.

Racist

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
yes

people of asian descent born in America are referred to as Asian-Americans.

More specifically, chinese-americans, korean-americans, etc.

no difference

So my wife would be: Irish-English-Scottish-German-Belgian-American? (If not more)

What about cases like me, first generation US born from Polish parents? I consider myself American and describe myself as Polish, not Polish-American. Same thing with some German friends I know - when asked they would say "German", not "German American". Same with Russian or Ukrainian...

 

[isekii]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
yes

people of asian descent born in America are referred to as Asian-Americans.

More specifically, chinese-americans, korean-americans, etc.

no difference

So my wife would be: Irish-English-Scottish-German-Belgian-American? (If not more)

we'll just refer to her as white-american

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: mugs
I don't really care. I don't think most black people care either. I don't think many black people are offended by being called black.

I think we should bring back oriental too. Asian is too vague.

I use the term East Asian since Oriental is now a wacist word.

Wronery, im so wronery.....

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: mugs
I don't really care. I don't think most black people care either. I don't think many black people are offended by being called black.

I think we should bring back oriental too. Asian is too vague.

:music😀eck the harrs with boughs of horry, fa ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra.:music:

 

[Spoooon]

What do they call black people in Canada?

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
What do they call black people in Canada?

French-canadian

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Spoooon
What do they call black people in Canada?

"Those hosers who don't play hockey"

 

[SlitheryDee]

Just Americans. Americans can be black, white, yellow, beige, tan, or mahogany and have ancestry from any country on earth. That's one of the cooler things about America.

If we have to break it down I'm for Negroid, Caucasoid, Australoid, or Mongoloid American.

 

[akshatp]

Hmmm

your poll question says "Same question, but only black people answer"

Yet you had an option for "I'm not black" ... furthermore four people actually answered it...

 

[Kev]

This is an interesting topic that has never been discussed before.