Why do people have the need to attach their ethnicity with their nationality.?

Question

I have never referred to a black person as an African American, isn't that presumptuous, how are you supposed to know where they're ancestors are from. I don't like labels like Italian American, Asian American, Mexican American... I thinks if you want to identify your self by your history then you are living in the past. Just be a red blooded American, the other crap just seems to be divisive. Polish American Club......give me a major break.

Answer 1

yahoooeee you said it! we are all Americans... period!.. this ethnic and racial distinctions only furthers to separate us from each other and reinforce racism... etc..

Answer 2

You wanna hear something funny? When the whole P.C. thing totally started to get way out of control, I had a friend who called me up. He said, "You won't believe what someone called me today!". In my head, I was thinking that it was n___er cause he's black, boy was I wrong! Anyway, I said "What?". And he told me that someone actually had the gall to call him African American! I was stunned, because I thought that his roots were African. Well, he told me that originally his family was from Africa , but the reason he was angry was because for the last 300 years or so, his family had been from the Dominican Republic and that he was very proud of that because of the big slave revolt there. And he couldn't believe that someone would actually think that they were being nicer by calling him African when his forefathers had been sold off by Africans to white Europeans. So, I guess not everyone thinks that it's good to be called what is supposedly the "most acceptable" thing.

Answer 3

because the liberals are making the world Politically Correct. Though most of those are used by people to ignorant to know the truth of it. African American for example implies that you were an African citizen first then obtained your American citizenship second. So next time they say they are african american ask them from where in africa. Ignorance is bliss and they are some blissful people.

Answer 4

America should not be anyone's name it is the worst thing one could do! here's why would anyone want to be part of this i am African! why would i add American i shall and have never practiced this! and never would!
my identity is more important that where i am!
its like me going to MC Donald's and someone say shes African McDonald's now you see how foolish anyone of African would look doing this they would say to the person - No i am African in McDonald! I am my colors race and place not my captures place!! you must understand this!

Answer 5

Because they can, get over it. If it has nothing to do with you why do you care? You're not going to die every time you hear the word African or Asian American, just get over it. You just want to complain about something, immature fool.

Answer 6

i think its more insulting to put the word american next to the other's mentioned.

I'D RATHER BE KNOWN AS ,mexican, asian,italian and polish.

Answer 7

They're not living in the past. They're just proud of their heritage, is that so bad?

Answer 8

Because they don't understand that by creating yet another label for themselves that they are further distinguishing themselves from society as a whole and further propogating stereotyping and discrimination.

Answer 9

Same reason we have last names. We like to know where we came from.

"Those who fail History are doomed to repeat it."

Answer 10

I don't know