OnTheRocks Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This post is not intended to offend anyone....however in our over sensitive country... for whatever reason, it is bound to touch a nerve on someone. SO, if you are offended......me sorry. If a black person is born and raised in the United States of America....and is called "African American".... What is a black person born and raised in Africa called? I am guessing just plain "African"...right? Ok....what do you call a white person born and raised in Africa? I suppose they would be "African"? Or are they referred to as "Anglo Africans"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This post is not intended to offend anyone....however in our over sensitive country... for whatever reason, it is bound to touch a nerve on someone.SO, if you are offended......me sorry. If a black person is born and raised in the United States of America....and is called "African American".... What is a black person born and raised in Africa called? I am guessing just plain "African"...right? Ok....what do you call a white person born and raised in Africa? I suppose they would be "African"? Or are they referred to as "Anglo Africans"? 251525[/snapback] Colonists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 The term was cooked up by Jesse Jackson, IIRC. However, if you identify yourself as an Euro-American, some folks would label you as racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 If Gary Player(PGA Member) were to obtain American Citizenship, he would technically be African-American. Isn't that weird? This post is not intended to offend anyone....however in our over sensitive country... for whatever reason, it is bound to touch a nerve on someone.SO, if you are offended......me sorry. If a black person is born and raised in the United States of America....and is called "African American".... What is a black person born and raised in Africa called? I am guessing just plain "African"...right? Ok....what do you call a white person born and raised in Africa? I suppose they would be "African"? Or are they referred to as "Anglo Africans"? 251525[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I just know that the term was a good way to increase the lengths of papers in middle and high school.... And I would say that immigrants from Africa can acceptably called "African" just like someone who moved from Japan can acceptably be called "Asian." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Ok....what do you call a white person born and raised in Africa? 251525[/snapback] Ask Lou Saban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clif Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Most black people are happy just being black. myself included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Some of my best friends are black people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I don't know if I'd use the term 'offended', but the term "Afro-American" bothers me. (I'm white, American & of English descent, FWIW.) I believe the term A-A is exclusively used to refer to the race of Negro, much like the term 'black', whereas 'white' is used to describe Caucasians. Africa is a continent. African of course refers to things of that continent. It doesn't correlate w/ the characteristics of any particular race. I suspect that most people that refer to themselves, or are referred to as A-A have to go far back in their family tree to find native Africans. What about someone like Charlize Theron (yum, BTW)? Born & raised in S.Africa & AFAIK if not naturalized, certianly seems to spend a fair amount of time in the US. For that matter, if that same A-A moved to Europe, what would they be referred to then? Same person, it just doesn't make since for a different appellation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack, an editorial appeared in my local paper. It gist of it was- No more hyphens. No more African-American, Cuban-American, whatever-American. Simply American. I wish we could adopt this mind set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This is a stupid ass thread. We're all Grey here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duey Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This is a stupid ass thread. We're all Grey here anyway. 251566[/snapback] Good thought, though I tend to think of us all as Buffalo Bills red, white and blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 there is a diffrence in the "accepted term" and the "technical term". you can say "african american" in both cases, but mean diffrent things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Good thought, though I tend to think of us all as Buffalo Bills red, white and blue. 251568[/snapback] Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh lord, why don’t we? We all know that people are the same where ever we go There is good and bad in ev’ryone, We learn to live, we learn to give Each other what we need to survive together alive. Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh lord why don’t we? Ebony, ivory living in perfect harmony Ebony, ivory, ooh We all know that people are the same where ever we go There is good and bad in ev’ryone, We learn to live, we learn to give Each other what we need to survive together alive. Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh lord why don’t we? Ebony, ivory living in perfect harmony (repeat and fade) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin in Va Beach Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This is a stupid ass thread. We're all Grey here anyway. 251566[/snapback] I'm more peach colored. If my Irish skin gets exposed to the sun too much I'm definitely red. Would that make me an Indian...errrr.... Native American? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogboy Swine Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This thread is another typical Republican attack on the progress that has been made by my people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Most black people are happy just being black. myself included 251556[/snapback] Yes. We are Americans one and all. It's the malcontents of society that feel some sort of need to cause strife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 . It's the malcontents of society that feel some sort of need to cause strife. like the sob's that sat in front of me at the pittsburgh game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanone Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This post is not intended to offend anyone....however in our over sensitive country... for whatever reason, it is bound to touch a nerve on someone.SO, if you are offended......me sorry. If a black person is born and raised in the United States of America....and is called "African American".... What is a black person born and raised in Africa called? I am guessing just plain "African"...right? Ok....what do you call a white person born and raised in Africa? I suppose they would be "African"? Or are they referred to as "Anglo Africans"? 251525[/snapback] Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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