If a black person can trace his family tree to the mid 1600's England and the white bigot who lives next door can't go that far back.Who is more English...........And before anyone starts i know not all white people are bigots .And there are black bigot to ..There's more to this .But i'll wait till the end to give it
2006-11-21 06:56:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think the black is more English. I believe being English is not purely about race but about culture. Ian Wright is English. Darshini David of BBC news is English (and hot). We need an inclusive idea of being English.
2006-11-21 08:13:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bob M 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The English are no longer defined by the colour of their skin, nor by how long ago their ancestors arrived.
Unfortunately neither are they defined by their level of bigotry towards fellow humans.
So the answer is that the 'Englishness' of either does not bear comparison.
The fact that one neighbour may be a kind sweet hard working man, the other a lazy foul mouthed bigot makes no difference to their Englishness.
They are both equally English.
2006-11-21 07:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by DavidP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is this an actual question? i dont quite get it, like who is more English, the black person or the white bigot? you need to remember that a bigot is not very likely to ever have done anything extraordinary, will not likely have travelled or mixed well with people unlike him (that is if I understood the word corretly) boring, possibly inbread and with an unhealthy complexion (only kidding) who'd want to keep record? no sorry, dont quite get the question but then im sort of pink and not English ;-P
2006-11-21 08:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't trace my ancestors back to the 1600s. I am white. Does that mean that i am not English. I was born here. And so were all of relatives. I don't stand up when they sing god save the queen. But i love my country and i would fight anyone who badmouthed it.
2006-11-21 12:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by sharron f 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the white mans family never evolved until the 1700's. It's a hard question to answer but a bloody good one !
2006-11-21 07:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by dontdoweekends 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about people in the United States:
Does it matter? We are all AMERICAN. That's why we came here. To be Americans. Not to be YourHeritageHere-Americans (African-, Italian-, Irish-, etc).
If you're talking about actual English people, from England/Britain, then... well, I go back to my original question. Does it matter? Is there going to be some prize given to the person "more English"?
2006-11-21 07:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by Abbey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is the black person because they have enough knowledge to trace down her/he's family tree. Superior Intelligence. Good Citizen.
2006-11-21 07:06:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The one who has the most recent English citizen in the family.
2006-11-21 07:04:31 · answer #8 · answered by robert2020 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who cares about your family history, something that you've had no choice in?! For me, being English is about accepting/participating/enjoying English culture. Which of course brings more questions, ie. how do you define English culture. lol.
2006-11-21 07:25:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whoever has the more english heritage I guess? Aren't the original ancestors of England white?
2006-11-21 07:42:47 · answer #10 · answered by Shannon 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋