(01-06-2014 10:36 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 03:19 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 03:10 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I had a buddy from the Caribbean. That expression irritated him to no end. He always say, "Why do they call me an 'African-American'? I'm neither!"

To be honest, isn't obama the only "famous" "African-American" in America right now? I mean, he has an American mom and African pop, or so we've been told...

He had a communist father and socialist mother, but we aren't permitted to call him by those labels, no matter how correct that is.

"Polite" conversation has migrated from Negro to Colored to Black to African American. Each generation has (for good reason in some cases) complained that the label is derogatory in some regards. The only real complaint that I have about the latter is that it's cumbersome and six syllables is way too many.

Colored and Negro were in wide use at the same time. NC used negro on drivers licenses until the mid-80s.

You still see some vital records with negro on them.

Surprised the term African Canadian isn't used in Canada.

(01-06-2014 05:48 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  African- American is a term that some blacks in America use to explain that they are American but of African descent.

That is their choice and it isn't anyone's business to tell them otherwise.

#1: You didn't answer my question, you just sound offended that I would ask such a thing.

#2: Is anyone trying to tell them otherwise? I see a few wanting equal treatment about their own heritage but that's all.

(01-06-2014 10:41 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Ask a true African living in America

Do you have anything relevant to add or did you just stop by to dump a little garbage out? Also, I don't know any true African living here besides my Aunt, she came here from South Africa in the early 80's and has never referred to herself as "African American."

(01-07-2014 09:23 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

Surprised the term African Canadian isn't used in Canada.

That's actually how this conversation got started. I asked if they called themselves African Canadian and he told me about how the newer generations call themselves African American lol... The older ones just go by black.

(01-06-2014 10:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  You still see some vital records with negro on them.

I guess we should feel offended by blanco.

I use "black". That doesn't seem to offend anyone.

(01-07-2014 10:16 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  I use "black". That doesn't seem to offend anyone.

HMPF. Racist.

(01-07-2014 10:16 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  I use "black". That doesn't seem to offend anyone.

You'll offend very, very few if you simply use black. I've never heard anyone take offense.

(01-07-2014 09:23 AM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

Surprised the term African Canadian isn't used in Canada.

It is used as an official demonym in some provinces.

(01-07-2014 10:12 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 10:55 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  You still see some vital records with negro on them.

I guess we should feel offended by blanco.

Different context, IMO.

There's negroes in Canada? I've never seen any in my trips.

(01-07-2014 10:02 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 05:48 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  African- American is a term that some blacks in America use to explain that they are American but of African descent.

That is their choice and it isn't anyone's business to tell them otherwise.

#1: You didn't answer my question, you just sound offended that I would ask such a thing.

#2: Is anyone trying to tell them otherwise? I see a few wanting equal treatment about their own heritage but that's all.

1.NO. African -American is not a universal term for black people.

Some find it offensive and some don't.

As a so called "hyphenated" American, I have the right to drop the hyphen or not if I want to. Unless you are one, you don't.

(01-07-2014 04:41 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(01-07-2014 10:02 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 05:48 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  African- American is a term that some blacks in America use to explain that they are American but of African descent.

That is their choice and it isn't anyone's business to tell them otherwise.

#1: You didn't answer my question, you just sound offended that I would ask such a thing.

#2: Is anyone trying to tell them otherwise? I see a few wanting equal treatment about their own heritage but that's all.

1.NO. African -American is not a universal term for black people.

Some find it offensive and some don't.

As a so called "hyphenated" American, I have the right to drop the hyphen or not if I want to. Unless you are one, you don't.

Like every other American, I could hyphenate "American" with 3 or 4 different ethnicities.

(01-08-2014 09:56 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Like every other American, I could hyphenate "American" with 3 or 4 different ethnicities.

exactly. the only folks that choose to do this are the one's who stand to benefit via the plethora of social engineering the gov't has mandated.

(01-08-2014 11:04 AM)blunderbuss Wrote:  

(01-08-2014 09:56 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  Like every other American, I could hyphenate "American" with 3 or 4 different ethnicities.

exactly. the only folks that choose to do this are the one's who stand to benefit via the plethora of social engineering the gov't has mandated.

You're 110% correct. None of the other hyphenated names benefit you, except Native-American, but that just gets you on a reservation and maybe very few other things.

(01-08-2014 09:56 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-07-2014 04:41 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(01-07-2014 10:02 AM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(01-06-2014 05:48 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  African- American is a term that some blacks in America use to explain that they are American but of African descent.

That is their choice and it isn't anyone's business to tell them otherwise.

#1: You didn't answer my question, you just sound offended that I would ask such a thing.

#2: Is anyone trying to tell them otherwise? I see a few wanting equal treatment about their own heritage but that's all.

1.NO. African -American is not a universal term for black people.

Some find it offensive and some don't.

As a so called "hyphenated" American, I have the right to drop the hyphen or not if I want to. Unless you are one, you don't.

Like every other American, I could hyphenate "American" with 3 or 4 different ethnicities.

Exactly. Everyone should honor where they came from in this way.

(01-08-2014 12:06 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Exactly. Everyone should honor where they came from in this way.

Dixie-American?

(01-08-2014 12:06 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Exactly. Everyone should honor where they came from in this way.

Why? I don't give 2 ***** where I "came from" and I'm not sure why some folks are pretending they have something to do with Africa, Ireland, Italy, etc. Most folks wouldn't have a clue how to get by if you dropped them off where they supposedly "came from".

I came from my mother and father who are both Americans as were many generations before me. Therefore I'm an American, period.