Why do black people insist on being called.........?

Question

African American. I mean there not from Africa there from America. If you have to trace your roots back more than 2 generations your not African. I understand that black people were called and still are called n*****(by there own people). That shouldn't have nothing to do with it. I mean black people call white people white,soda cracker, uncle sam etc etc. So why can't white people(or any other race) call balck people black. Whats the big deal? I mean you dont' see Korean Americans, German Americans, Irish Americans, Swedish Americans etc etc.

From the deep south you hear soda cracker and uncle sam all time. By the way I like you first name video

Answer 1

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It sounds as if you (and perhaps may other people in
our society) really need to try to begin to understand that
the 'African-American' (AA) 'Ethnic' group is *not* the
same group as the ’Black American' (BA) 'Race' group --
that the two (2) terms are *not* synonymous and that the
two (2) terms should *not* be used inter-changeably.

We are *not* speaking of ‘semantics’ here – but rather
– the BAs & AAs are two different groups of people.

The AAs are the (largely Mixed-Race) ETHNIC group.

The BAs are the (Mono-Raced) RACE group.

As confusing as it seems -- the U.S. government
[due to racism & wanting to stigmatize the part
of their lineage that was from Africa which, by
the way, is only one part of their lineage] ---

has labeled those individuals who are the known
"descendents of the survivors" of the system of
chattel-slavery found in the USA as being AAs
(the hyphen is used in reference to acknowledging
the fact that most of them are Mixed-Race,
with African & non-African blood lines)

AND

has labeled those people who are "volitional immigrants"
who are directly from places such as the continent of
African, the West Indies, etc. -- as being BAs
(with the word 'Black' used in reference to acknowledging
the fact that they are of a Mono-racial full-Black lineage).

In addition, it should also be remembered that – although
some AAs adhere to a socio-political ‘identity’ that is
often described by the slang term of “black”—the AAs
are actually *not* a "Race" group at all -- but rather
they *are* a largely Mixed-Race 'Ethnic' group
(and the socio-political ‘identity’ that a person chooses
*does not* change their racially-mixed ancestral lineage).

Most (+70%) of the people born to two (2) parents who
are of the AA ‘Ethnic’ group are are of a Multi-Racially
‘Mixed’ (MGM) lineage – while the people to two (2)
parents who are of the BA ‘Racial’ group – on the
other hand – are of a Mono-Racially ‘Black’ lineage.

There is a big difference between a largely Multi-racial
'Ethnic' group and between a Mono-racial 'Race group.

In addition, there is also a big difference between
one's socio-political 'identity' (ex. "black") and
one's ancestral racial 'lineage' (ex. 'Mixed').

Just because a person adheres to a given
socio-political 'identity' does *not* change
the composition of their ancestral 'lineage'.

Also -- the 'One-Drop' Rule (the false teaching that
'any amount' of Black ancestral lineage make a
person "full black") is nothing more than pure-racism.

The racist 'One-Drop Rule' (used only by the United
States government, by the way) was created during
the antebellum, chattel-slavery era by White racial
supremacist in order to get people to believe the false
racist myth that the so-called White "race" was "pure"
and to falsely view the Black "racial" admixture
(even the slightest amount) within someone's
ancestral lineage as being "tainted".

To embrace the 'One-Drop Rule' is the equivalent of BOTH
embracing "racism" and embracing the false teaching
that a Mixed-Race person's Black lineage is "tainted".

My advice is that a non-Racist should *not* embrace
the concept of the 'One-Drop Rule' -- as "Black blood"
is *not* "tainted" -- and should never be perceived
or embraced as being so (not even in the
name of so-called "pride" and "unity").

In addition, legally-speaking, attempted forcible
application of the racist 'One-Drop Rule' -- against
any individual or group -- was made illegal and ruled
as unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court
in 1967 via the case of 'Loving vs. The State of Virginia'.

Through the 'Loving vs. Virginia' case, the U.S.
Supreme Court, ruled against both all of the laws
banning Interracial marriage -- and -- also ruled
that any so-called law which forcibly applied the
'One Drop Rule' -- was racist, discriminatory,
illegal, unconstitutional, and non-enforcible.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1402

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1400

Related Links:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MGM-Mixed
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FGM-Mixed

------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------

--- Dr. Luigi Caveli-Sforza, who is the Executive
Director of the Human Genome Project and the
world's foremost authority on human genetics
has both tested and proven that more that 70%
of all AAs have a full ancestral lineage which
consists of +20-30% White / European and
more than +25% Amerindian bloodlines.

--- That means that the 'average' (+70%) person
born to two (2) parents who are both members
of the AA Ethnic group actually has slightly
less than 50% Black / African blood lineage
found in his or her full-ancestral lineage.

For more information -- see supporting links listed below:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1399
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1032
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1034
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/991
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1570
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1573

--------------------------- ADDED NOTE ---------------------

It should also be noted that -- contrary to popular belief and
myth spread among many groups who are not educated or
informed on the whole topic -- it was not the group that is
currently being referred to as being the African-Americans
(AAs) -- who chose this term for them -- but rather --
like so many of the other terms used to describe
them -- this term was also implemented by
the United States federal government
(starting with the 1990 United
States 'Census Bureau' Forms).

If a person insists on spreading the 'myth' that it was the
AAs who chose this term for themselves -- it is clearly
indicative of the fact that they have never even once
actually studied the entire topic and are simply basing
their comments on assumption-based ignorance --
rather than objective facts and empirical evidence.

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Answer 2

I personally prefer black if I had to choose, b/c I'm not physically from Africa. But it really doesn't matter which term you use, some are just more comfortable with one over the other. I know people who are from Africa that don't like the fact that we (black Americans) are considered African Americans. Although the people I know categorize themselves as 'Nigerian-American.' But then again not all African Americans are black. Look at people like Charlize Theron, she's from South Africa, that would mean she's African American, right? So what box does she get to check when she fills out paperwork? Yes our ancestors are from Africa and we'll never forget that, but I think we've earned the right to be just plain Americans.

Answer 3

Not all black people, I would prefer the term black but if you called me African American I'm not going to make a scene or a big deal about it; why do some white people want to be called Caucasian? How many could actually trace their heritage or lineage back to the Caucas Mountains or even know anything about it like where it is or was and if it even still exists?

Answer 4

Just because you do not see or know anyone calling them self Korean American or German American or what not does not mean there are none out there.. I come from near a community where there are Arab Americans, weather they were born here or not that is what they like to be called.

I believe that some black people like to be called African American because they have a connection with having ancestors that come from Africa.

Answer 5

IT is quite sensible and even logical.What about Chinese American,Indian American,Italian American,Russian American and so on.The first part is only to indicate the origin and second to the status as a citizen.Every body has accepted it and it does not in any way demean or degrade anybody.If you still feel that way,why don't you come up with a better proposal.America is a practicing democracy and the best in the world.[I am not an American]

Answer 6

I do see, and hear, americans calling themselves 'irish american' or 'swedish american' all the time.

When I say I'm from Sweden, to a group of American's, nearly every time I get back "I'm half swedish, my great grandfather came from Oslo", or "I'm Swedish American". Watching US TV shows,I see 'irish american' all the time.

It's something of a stereotype in fact, for many of us, that american's are never happy being just american's, they're always "something-american's"

Answer 7

I've often wondered this as what do they expect to be called in other countries? They aren't called Afro-Canadians to the best of my knowledge, and my husband is Canadian. Why are the Native Americans called that here and First Nations in Canada even when they are part of the same tribe in their ancestry. Why do Americans call Inuits, Eskimos?

Answer 8

I agree, however, people can call themselves whatever they want to. I think that it would be better if we were all categorized by country instead of by body type. I think that it is foolish to call people colors (colors that don't even fit). We could be more united as a nation if we embraced the term "American". We can still have our differences but we would all be still called Americans.

Answer 9

I have never heard a black person call a white person a soda cracker...or uncle sam....and by the way...Black is fine too...but it may have something to do with our ancestors coming from Africa..I really don't know...but I actually like to be called by my first name.

No dear..you hear the term..cracker..or Uncle Tom...

Answer 10

Personally as a black woman, I would just rather be calledAmerican. I was born here,as well as my folks and their parents before them. I am just a American as the third generation German, Irishman, Indian or what ever. Not all of us want to be labeled by the color of our skin.

Answer 11

There are Asian Americans also, I'm sure they wouldn't want to be called by their skin colour. Also black people aren't really "black" in colour just as whites aren't "white" in colour.

Their genetic heritage is from Africa, just as many whites are European Americans because their genetic heritage is from Europe.

We don't see Korean Americans because Korea is not a continents, but we do see Asian Americans used as a term. Also Native Americans.