A)Other Races Are Not Denoted By Color...At Least Generally, So Why This Classification?
B)Why Not Simply Say For Eg. African-American Or Use A Short Form Like "AfrAm" Or Something Like That?
C)Isnt It Ridiculous, When No African Is Really "Black" Just Varying Shades Of Brown :-)
D)Or Am I Just Being Misleaded By TV & Movies And In Reality No One Really Calls Africans Black?
2006-07-01 09:53:39 · 13 answers · asked by Sid Lee 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I agree with you that they shouldn't be referred to by the "colour" of their skin. But by the same token if they were born in the United States they can't be referred to as African-Americans can they since they weren't born in Africa???
Why can't they just be Americans like everyone else??? Or Canadians? Or North Americans which would cover - Canadians, Americans AND Mexicans!!!
2006-07-01 09:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know what ya mean they aint really even close to black. I call them blacks but I dont mean any thing negative by it African American just takes longer to say but if a had a black friend who wanted to be called African American then I would just say that
2006-07-01 17:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People of European decent are sometimes referred to as Whites, even though there are actually several genetic heritages.
I know blacks who refer to themselves as blacks. I'm not sure why people even need to distinguish skin colors, but we do. I don't think it's necessarily derogatory.
It is true that blacks aren't black, but are brown. For whatever reason, that came to be the term which is acceptable to most.
2006-07-01 17:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I don't think in today's society it's wrong. I don't say African American because I'm not refered to as "Caucasian"...I'm white, lol. I think we should spend less time worrying about what to call people and what to be called, and more time worrying about getting along.
2006-07-01 16:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A) white people are called white.
B) afram just sounds silly, some people actually prefer being called black
C) yes, i suppose that's a good point. but "brown" would be far too vague.
D) nope, people call them black... unless they are trying to be professional and stuff.
2006-07-01 16:59:10 · answer #5 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you're right, but what do Afro Americans have to say about it? It's their prerogative.
And I'm not white either. As you can see from my avatar I'm kind of yellow and pink. That's right. But it's not a racial thing.
2006-07-01 17:04:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other ppl aren't known by the continent their ancesters are from either.ie African American. They don't know what they want, but they sure know how to work that crutch.Know any South American Americans, European Americans,etc? Yea me either.
2006-07-01 17:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by da_hammerhead 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ur right, nobody should call somebody by their color, and i wish people would stop doing it because it is inconsiderate and its true that nobody is the color black.
ur not being mislead, ur opening your mind and addressing one of the overlooked issues of this country. if only everybody were that way...
2006-07-01 16:59:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think its better to refer them as afro americans as many consider referring someone by his skin colour is a bias form of addressing.
2006-07-01 18:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Other people here in U.S. are called white, so it seems thats the way people describe people.
2006-07-01 16:57:23 · answer #10 · answered by bryton1001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋