"african american" is politically incorrect...

[tjcross]

Black is the acceptable term in England.

I called a mate of mine coloured and he said, "Do I look fucking coloured!? I'm black,that is kinda the opposite of coloured, talk sense man."

Calling him African American would make no sense as he is neither. I never got the term; are they only half American?

technicly unless he was completely pitch black he would be coloured since most black people i see actually have a brownish skin colour they are coloured but i don't understand why they care i can understand the offense at the word n**** (side note i had a black guy punch me in the jaw for saying that word just to shut another white guy up and yes he knew that the white guy was just trying to start a fight but that black guy was the "gangster" stereotype so i don't see why he can whine about racism if he is following a path to being the core of rasist statements) but other than that there just being bitches. you know why is it whites don't have an offensive name. oh an next time a black guy get made at me about it i'm gonna make him call me a native Canadian and if he doesn't care about it then why should i?

 

[hellswarmglow]

My black friends from Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti and just general island nations don't know who I'm talking about when I say African-American. I say black because African-American sounds awkward, and I'm always too busy for those extra syllables. Also, no one ever calls me Asian/ Pacific-Islander-American.

 

[Iron Mal]

My view is that there are better reasons to not like someone than the colour of their skin (and choosing to have a problem with someone based purely on that is a tad pathetic).

With this in mind, I would like to reiterate that if I describe someone as black, white, asian and so on then I am doing so out of sheer conveinience rather than out of some heartfelt malice (it is easier to say 'black' than it is to say 'minority ethnic group member').

 

[E.X.D.]

'African-American' means "We don't know where in Africa our ancestors came from because they were forcibly removed from their homelands then forced to toil away in America while being forbidden to hold on their languages,religions and traditions". It's simple and easier to remember,no?

I can just call myself Nigerian-American but I know that most other 'African-Americans' don't have that option.

The way I see it is Black refers to those who are descendant from african slaves and african americans are those descendent from africa.

 

[Brian Hendershot]

"Thats our word!"

"Oh I thought anyone can use that word."

"Well you thought wrong!"

"*silence* pass me the oar N- Word Jim"

Cookie for obvious reference.


Back on topic: I don't really see the point in getting offended when people call you something like that. I mean, I myself, am a minority, but I don't ask them to call me Korean American ect. I don't really even get made if they call me words such as but not limited too ***** or spick.


EDIT: Resorting to racism attacks or defense against perceived racism is really just ignorant to me.

 

[ArcWinter]

You're talking about the dark brown people, right?

Yeah, they aren't black or African-American. What is wrong with your eyes?

 

[E.X.D.]

i never got into trouble by saying "black people". black people say "white people" and "nigga" so w/e

Using the fact that black people say the n-word for justification of use of the n-word is unacceptable.

 

[Skinny Razor]

There are actually white african americans.

BECAUSE AFRICA HAS WHITE PEOPLE.

Oh, yeah, geography and shit.

I myself am a Euro-American mongrel.

 

[Skinny Razor]

'African-American' means "We don't know where in Africa our ancestors came from because they were forcibly removed from their homelands then forced to toil away in America while being forbidden to hold on their languages,religions and traditions". It's simple and easier to remember,no?

I can just call myself Nigerian-American but I know that most other 'African-Americans' don't have that option.

He's talking about the "American" part, because there are many people with African heritage who have never set foot in the US of A.

 

[Noone From Nowhere]

'African-American' means "We don't know where in Africa our ancestors came from because they were forcibly removed from their homelands then forced to toil away in America while being forbidden to hold on their languages,religions and traditions". It's simple and easier to remember,no?

I can just call myself Nigerian-American but I know that most other 'African-Americans' don't have that option.

The way I see it is Black refers to those who are descendant from african slaves and african americans are those descendent from africa.

It's the same difference as calling someone a European-American or an Italian-American. One is a wild guess while the other is an educated statement.

 

[Comma-Kazie]

How can it be politically incorrect? The African-American community in the U.S. came up with it themselves back in the day.

 

[Noone From Nowhere]

'African-American' means "We don't know where in Africa our ancestors came from because they were forcibly removed from their homelands then forced to toil away in America while being forbidden to hold on their languages,religions and traditions". It's simple and easier to remember,no?

I can just call myself Nigerian-American but I know that most other 'African-Americans' don't have that option.

He's talking about the "American" part, because there are many people with African heritage who have never set foot in the US of A.

Oh,well,that is plain Factually Incorrect. Political Incorrectness is a non-issue in that regard. Immigrants outside of the USA not only know where their ancestors are from,they just directly left their ancestral homelands on a boat or plane. A man who left Sudan to live in France is Sudanese-French.

 

[Connor Lonske]

That funny, 'cause if I call a general getho black guy an African American directly, they call me racist because I am not referring to them as black. I wish I was making this up.

To clarify why I talking to a general getho black guy is because I live in Bronx, NY. I am also a white guy and a Jew and am open about being a Jew. Being white, however, does not make a difference to me.

To answer your question, OP, he is most likely an idiot or a very nerdy black guy, ether of these would not be surprising.

 

[IbanezLaney]

White people don't mind being called white. They never have cared because It's a fact - not a racist slur.

I simply don't understand why some American black people are offended when they are described as being black.
It's not a problem in other countries to correctly identify a color.

You are black - get over it. Once again It's a fact - not a racist slur.

 

[E.X.D.]

i never got into trouble by saying "black people". black people say "white people" and "nigga" so w/e

Using the fact that black people say the n-word for justification of use of the n-word is unacceptable.

why

To paraphrase Rendall Kennedy, the n-word is like clay it is shaped by the hand that hold it and the intent and circumstance of it's use. When a white man says it, it reflects a history of this word's use as a weapon to harm humiliate and degrade. We live in a different time now I am no longer property but that word still holds weight and power like an ugly scar in our culture. When a white man speaks that word it will offend most not all but most. When a black man says the n-word it is not an insult but an acknowledgment of a long history of suffering often used in an ironic or self deprecating way. You can use that word if you know those around you will take no offense but know it is still a very powerful word, more than deserving of your respect, I personally refrain from using it ever since I was called it and then the offender used rap songs as justification.

 

[Skinny Razor]

'African-American' means "We don't know where in Africa our ancestors came from because they were forcibly removed from their homelands then forced to toil away in America while being forbidden to hold on their languages,religions and traditions". It's simple and easier to remember,no?

I can just call myself Nigerian-American but I know that most other 'African-Americans' don't have that option.

He's talking about the "American" part, because there are many people with African heritage who have never set foot in the US of A.

Oh,well,that is plain Factually Incorrect. Political Incorrectness is a non-issue in that regard. Immigrants outside of the USA not only know where their ancestors are from,they just directly left their ancestral homelands on a boat or plane. A man who left Sudan to live in France is Sudanese-French.

What? What are you objecting to here? What is "incorrect"? The OP was commenting that African-American doesn't apply to non-Americans, like when I explained to someone that Thierry Henry was black, he said "African-American" and I said "No, French."

 

[Double A]

I say black. Even my learnéd black friend says black.

If "black" is politically incorrect, I will use it just to piss of the nuts who tell me not to say "Merry Christmas" because it's offensive to non-Christians. Seriously! You do your thing and I'll do mine.

I say Merry Christmas, even though I'm Agnostic. I don't even think the Atheists care either. The Christians really do act stupid when it comes to other religions and non-religions.