Who else wants to be called a European American?

Question

It seems everyone these days wants to be called some name that identifies their race. Blacks wanted to called African AMericans, Hispanics Latinos and Chinese want to be called Asians. It is strange though that people from India and Iran are not called Asians when they too are from the continent.

However whites are still called white. I have no problem with that because I am proud of my race but isn't it time to call the white race European Americans? Our ancestors came from Europe.

Answer 1

We "whites" should set a good example, and drop the hyphens, and show that America is the place where all the old traditions and hatreds are left behind, and new traditions are embraced.

Answer 2

Hispanics or Latinos don't exist as a race.
In Central and in South America we also have multi ethnic countries.
Please take a look in a book of Geography and you will see that in countries like Argentina or Brazil there are also whites (nearly 50% of the population of Brazil is white - European and nearly 85% of the population of Argentina is white - European).
I don't want to say that whites are better than African or Indian population, but I want to inform you that there are also whites in the South. I wish you a good luck and a sweet dreams.
Sorry for my bad English (it is not the only language I speak - English, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian).
Also gute Nacht (in German).

Answer 3

Actually, I have a problem with all these "Hyphen Americans". There was a time in this country when everyone was just, simply, an American... now they have to be "Hyphen Americans".

When I lived in England, I didn't refer to myself as an "American-British" and when I lived in France I didn't call myself an "American-French" and when I lived in Asia I didn't call myself an "American-Asian"... so why do we have to have (country-hyphen-American).

When an American lives in a foreign country, they are NEVER considered a native of that country... you could live in France for 50 years and NEVER BE A FRENCHMAN... or any other 'MAN' in any other country, but in American, with this STUPID POLITICAL CORRECTNESS... everyone has to be a "Hyphen American"..

It's STUPID and it's WRONG... If you don't want to be an AMERICAN then you don't deserve the distinction of the country of origin hyphen designation either. If people are so insecure and want to be 'special' then they should just stay in the country they came from.

Answer 4

Many people already are. Irish-American, Polish-American. Italian-American.

Many immigrants who came to the US were branded as being other than Americans. The Irish, the Chinese, the Mexicans, and of course the blacks. Think of all the derisive nicknames that these groups are called.

They identify themselves as "Ethnicity"-American to show pride in their heritage, to counter those nicknames and to underscore that they are American. If earlier generations of Americans had been welcoming and inclusive of who was an American, then we would not have all of these hyphenated American groups today.

Answer 5

I suppose you have that option if you choose but it sure sounds like a mouth full. I suppose that if everyone is jumping off of roofs and dashing their heads on the pavement you would desire to do the same so that you could be counted as one of the normal people.

I am Caucasian and I have 5 different ethnicity's in my family by way of marriage and adoptions. I call them all by their names not their ethnicity.

Answer 6

Amen to what captmhunt said.

My family has Irish roots, but noone in my family has been there in oh, over a hundred years... I don't speak the language or know the customs. So while I might be proud to know I have ancestors from there, it doesn't give me the right to claim I'm Irish!

Answer 7

Nope. I'm quite content with just being an American.

Answer 8

Naw not me I just like to be called me I don't need a formal title but its to each there ownif some one wants to more power to them

Answer 9

whatever, as long as you mean white......