If you saw a black guy on a New York street you would say that he is African-American so as to be politically correct, right? You wouldn't simply say he was black.
Well then wouldn't you feel stupid when you found out that he lives in Britain, but his family came from Jamaica? You would be a presumptuous *sshole.
Since when are all black people in American actually American?
Since when are all black people from Africa?
Since when is everyone from Africa black?
African-American is a stupid title.
Politically correct people are idiots.
No?
2006-10-04 13:10:25 · 18 answers · asked by I am all that is man 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
My bad...that should say "America actually American."
2006-10-04 13:15:57 · update #1
Actually Pamela, Caucasus is an area around modern-day Georgia (the European one) and Russia. As to why we get that name, I have no idea. Maybe they don't want to call us "anything but Asian, African, or Latin - American."
2006-10-04 13:18:31 · update #2
Any hyphenated American is bullsh!t. Either you are or you're not. Make up your mind.
Do blacks in England call them selves African-British? Probably not....
2006-10-04 13:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You raise some good points. I have to say that I call myself black more than African American. Do you hear white people calling themselves European American? Why do they get the term Caucasian? Where's our cool term that doesn't define our roots? Think about it. There is no term for Asians that don't say what continent the came from, or a term for Hispanics and Latinos , or a term for the Native Americans. Where did the word Caucasian originate?
2006-10-04 13:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree. It is a term that has created much confusion and it is absolutely meaningless. Africa is a continent. People from Africa usually refer to themselves based on the country they are from. We should get rid of both the term African-American and black because I rarely see any person the color of black. These labels are stupid.
2006-10-05 05:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by truly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most part white Americans where not brought here as slaves unlike black Americans. So most black Americans had no identity do to slavery. Do to white ethic ignorance they unfairly had to deal with very vulgar words along with the word black and other titles being used to identify with their ethnic background. So saying African American, simply states that they are Americans with African ancestry. I truly do not understand why that is an issue? They are not saying that they are not Americans and not proud to be so, so what is your gripe? I am German/Swede/English/Irish/Indian American and I am proud to say I am a mixture of all those things as you are with your background, I hope. What is important in all this is we all are proud to say we are Americans. Now tell me, what is wrong with that????
2006-10-04 13:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Shellback 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree. My friend at work is black and an older lasy was trying to be more politically correct and said 'colored' and my friend had a fit saying she was black and wished everyone would stop making it so complicated. Shes black, Im white.. Black people do not go around calling white people "Americans" just for the sake of trying to be politically correct. Its just color - its not like youre calling them names or anything.. its the color of everyones skin.
2006-10-04 13:15:47 · answer #5 · answered by PenguinsWife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you 98%. "Politically correctl people are idiots." (I'd rather say they are mis-informed.) I am an American titled by society to be "African American" ... I'm not from Africa; I've never been and do not desire to go. My family is from both Ireland and Scotland and Europe and America and Africa (I'm sure @ some time.) But, surely, if I may ... I'M JUST A HUMAN!
2006-10-04 13:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two people, one white, one black, one shoots the other one, the other shoots back. How do you describe which one shot first to an onlooker or police, with two distinctive corpes.
Quite simply, in laymans terms, without being racist.
"the white guy shot the black guy".
In terms of a needed description, skin colour may be of immidiate help, and we shouldnt be afraid to use it.
Otherwise, skin colour, is irrelevant, and we shouldnt use it phycologically, or to infer status.
2006-10-04 13:18:25 · answer #7 · answered by ben b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indeed. I think that political correctness has gone too far in many cases. Im white not European-American
2006-10-04 13:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by Devin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do kind of see your point. My best friend's dad is a black man from Jamaica, and he used to laugh and laugh when someone called him "African-American."
2006-10-04 13:12:17 · answer #9 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes and no really I would not like to go back to the "old days" where called people names because of their skin colour is ok but I do think thinks have gone to far the other way but sooner or later we will all find a happy medium
2006-10-04 13:14:13 · answer #10 · answered by Ron R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋