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D · 03-02-2007, 06:09 PM

As it was explained to me, the term "African-American" was used as an alternative to "black" due to the negative connotations that the word "black" carries with it while acknowledging that other Ethnic sects were referred, in their own P.C. way as "Irish-Americans", "Native Americans," "Italian-Americans", etc...

Personally, I think there's a point to the fact that we're all simple "Americans," but you European folks shouldn't think ill of it... gotta remember how young our country is, and there are still several, distinguished cultures inside our "meting pot"... I mean, say in London, when you have someone move in next door from India - despite what their passport currently might say, do you call them your "British" neighbors, or your "Indian" neighbors? We've come to call them, in the same analogy, our "Indian-British" neighbors to declare their ethnicity/cultural influences in a non-insulting way while affirming that they are, still, British.

Hell, honestly, I think we really should just call us all 'humans," and leave it at that. I'm a big supporter of the idea that we need to all keep having sex until we all pop out the same color, and be done with this race/ethnicity hoopla.

03-02-2007, 06:09 PM
D Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Valley Posts: 7,412	As it was explained to me, the term "African-American" was used as an alternative to "black" due to the negative connotations that the word "black" carries with it while acknowledging that other Ethnic sects were referred, in their own P.C. way as "Irish-Americans", "Native Americans," "Italian-Americans", etc... Personally, I think there's a point to the fact that we're all simple "Americans," but you European folks shouldn't think ill of it... gotta remember how young our country is, and there are still several, distinguished cultures inside our "meting pot"... I mean, say in London, when you have someone move in next door from India - despite what their passport currently might say, do you call them your "British" neighbors, or your "Indian" neighbors? We've come to call them, in the same analogy, our "Indian-British" neighbors to declare their ethnicity/cultural influences in a non-insulting way while affirming that they are, still, British. Hell, honestly, I think we really should just call us all 'humans," and leave it at that. I'm a big supporter of the idea that we need to all keep having sex until we all pop out the same color, and be done with this race/ethnicity hoopla. __________________ -D. ICQ: 202-96-31