Is it Patriotic to use a hyphen when describing yourself?

Question

I mean, when you say you are Mexican-American or African-American or Asian-American or European-American is that considered unpatriotic or Anti-American? Is this a devisive way of describing ourselves? Should we be considered just American? Just wondering...

Answer 1

i am an AMERICAN...i do have different ethnicities in my family tree, but i was born, raised, and bred HERE so i am an AMERICAN

if people want to hang onto their cultures, or embrace their ancestry and identify with another culture, i think they should live THERE.

Answer 2

Good question. I personally don't consider it unpatriotic, though it does tend to let folks know where someone's sympathy lies. I'm Anglo-American, but just call myself American. My sympathies are with all good people of any country or culture, as long as they're well-behaved. Bad manners ruin integrity and respect.

Answer 3

The be conscious, "Patriotic" on your question is an adjective describing the be conscious "Nationalist." So i assume you choose to know if i'm a Nationalist yet a patriotic one. A "Nationalist" is an extremely wide term that has many definitions. i assume i might choose to know what you planned to be a nationalist till now i ought to tell you regardless of if or no longer i'm one based on your definition of a Nationalist. as much as now as being patriotic... The definition of patriotism is: "an confident civic creed that demonstrates admire for u . s . of america's institutions, guy or woman freedoms, and constitutional regulation." per this definition, i'm patriotic.

Answer 4

It is not unpatriotic to describe your cultural background in this way.

Answer 5

This has nothing to do with Patriotism. Patriotism is loving and defending your country. Not identifying with your ansestry.