Just think about it - today, in America, we have citizens from all over the world. After they have declared their citizenship, they should be, simply, Americans. Most of the people who claim to be "African-Americans" have never been to Africa, don't know anyone in Africa, and, because of the mixture of races and cultures in America, don't even know if any of their ancesters even came from Africa. All they know is that they have dark skin. So what? So do Egyptians, Hawaiians, East Indians, and a score of others. Hawaiians also have kinky hair.
Just because I am olive skinned and have curly hair, people assume that I am African-American. I was an orphan. No one knows my origins. I am just an American.
I would like to claim ALL of my origins (if I ever find out what they are), but I will still be JUST American. It's silly (and humanly impossible) to be two things at once.
2006-07-21
03:18:23
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musicmaster_joan
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