According to you, is Charlize Theron African American?

Question

she was born and raised in Africa

Answer 1

She's South African.

She's not even an American citizen.

Answer 2

To be African American one would have to be an American of African descent. Charlize Theron is Caucasian and from South Africa. She is definitely not African American.

Answer 3

The people I know living in America, who were born and raised in Africa don't generally call themselves African-American. rather they would say Ethiopian, Kenyan, South African, etc.

This is one of the reasons SOME (certainly not all) African Americans prefer the term black. "African American" generalizes very distinct cultural identities into one grouping and ignores certain parts of hertitage if one is also strongly identified towards a Caribbean or other part of their history.
However, there are as many arguments against using the term black by those who prefer African American.

Answer 4

Technically yes, but no she isn't. African-American is the term used to describe black people born in the United States, with African ancestry. Since Charlize is white and born in Africa, I think the proper term would be American citizen or South African living in America.

This is from Wikipedia:
In the United States the term is generally used for those of Sub-Saharan African ancestry, and not, for example, to European colonial or Arab/Berber African ancestry, such as Moroccans or White South African-European ancestry.

Answer 5

Her ethnicity is caucsion but she was born and raised in South Africa so technically she is South African. African Americans are people born in America with black herirage.

Answer 6

Just because she was born in Africa doesn't make her African American. The location where your born doesn't determined your ethnicity. Her ethnicity is what her parents are. I can be born in Italy, does that that make me Italian? Even though both my parents are black? Think about it.

Answer 7

Yes she is african because she was born in africa .Just like any body born in usa becomes american.she is just white african because her grandparents are orignally from britain.

Answer 8

No, she is a southern girl. She is a South African-American

Answer 9

She was born and raised in South African Republic, but she's white, so she isn't an afircan american.

Answer 10

some Indians claim that they are from Africa
how can that be?
if they are Indians then their heritage is from India and not Africa
same her Cherize Theron
is not Africa American
she is mixed up clueless African