why do they call black people black when .........?

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why do they call black people black when most of them are brown just curious

thats wat the goverment class us. and as well we wer call ***** in slavery times and in spanish ***** means black so they call us black. DAH!

2006-12-15 06:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by Esther S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

if they called themselves brown, it would mistaken for other races. While black cannot be mistaken for anything else

2006-12-14 21:39:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

People love to generalize.

How many actual "white " people are "white" in complexion?

or better yet "red skins" are they actually red?

2006-12-14 22:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by venom! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

y do u call white ppl white when they arent litterally white..most of em anyway

2006-12-14 21:40:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

I'm glad you brought that up.....i've been pondering on that question since I was little!!!

2006-12-14 21:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by Cookie48 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋

because feces is brown and the link would be too obvious

ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

2006-12-14 22:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

Because, at night you can't see nothing but their teeth and eyes.

2006-12-14 23:01:51 · answer #7 · answered by boobhead 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋

because black people say they are black people asian people they say yellow indians they say red

2006-12-14 21:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anthony H 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋

who cares?

2006-12-16 15:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by sweet_jemise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋