would a white south african be....

[shenaniganz]

What if I move to Africa. Since I was born in America would I then be considered an American African?

 

[PhaZe]

Originally posted by: shenaniganz
What if I move to Africa. Since I was born in America would I then be considered an American African?

:beer:

 

[Triumph]

IMO, yes.

 

[Vette73]

Actually a HS had a African American president or somthing liek that with a REG. president that ANYBODY could run for. Well a White kid FROM SOUTH AFRICA was recruited by some HS republicans to run.

Needless to say the school was NOT happy and tried to or did suspend them.


But if you are white then your race is whit, if you are black your race is black, etc... No German american, african american, jap.... etc... Its RACE, not your familys history.
My parents were born in america and so was I, so I am a white guy that is american, period.

 

[DAGTA]

A friend of mine is Indian in descent but was raised in Zimbabwe until she moved to the U.S. Her father is Indian descent from England. What should she be labeled? 😉

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

No, they would be considered American. I don't do that whole hyphenated-American thing. You're either one thing or another. Not both.

 

[lokiju]

I currently work with two white Africans but I don't call them african american or american, I just call them by their name. At my last job one of my good friends there was black and south african and same then there, I just called him by his name. We all came from somewhere, no sense in my eyes to define that, we're all people.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Nik
No, they would be considered American. I don't do that whole hyphenated-American thing. You're either one thing or another. Not both.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

There was a white south african high school student a month or so ago who got suspended for trying do what your asking.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Wahsapa
if the 'native' african americans of the us were getting a title switch to black american that would bring up the race card again.

im american indian and im starting to notice on forms we dont even have a bubble to fill in anymore.

Good.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: gistech1978
wouldnt that person be called an afrikaner american?

Only if they're of Dutch ancestry. White South Africans are either Afrikaans (Dutch) or British (forget the term?) Completely different accents.

 

i was wondering the same thing as i watched Fear Factor tonight