that's racist
that's racist
pwnersauce wrote:
that's racist
No it is xenophobic.
I did like hearing someone a while ago refer to Usain Bolt as being an "African-American".
luv2run wrote:
I did like hearing someone a while ago refer to Usain Bolt as being an "African-American".
could be worse... jamaica is in america
what i really hate is when straight-up africans get referred to as 'african-american'
Actually, we're saying "black" now.
Actually, ze politically correct term for people from africa is "african-americans".
luv2run wrote:
No it is xenophobic.
I did like hearing someone a while ago refer to Usain Bolt as being an "African-American".
Yes, one of my favorite lines in college was when a fellow student referred to Nelson Mandela as a prominent African-American political figure. She didn't appreciate being corrected.
Posted too early. I love to refer to my African cousin. He was born and grew up in Nigeria the son of English parents. It really bothers people. They insist he is English. Damn xenophobes.
I like it when white america refers to all black people as african-american. I really like it when they are corrected by someone from Haiti or the Jamaica. "Um, I am from Haiti, not Africa. Therefore I am Haitian-American" The look on their face is priceless.
DickGregory wrote:
I like it when white america refers to all black people as african-american. I really like it when they are corrected by someone from Haiti or the Jamaica. "Um, I am from Haiti, not Africa. Therefore I am Haitian-American" The look on their face is priceless.
Their actually African-Haitian-Americans.
Turk from Scrubs wrote:
Actually, we're saying "black" now.
wrong, african american refers to anyone born or who had ancestors from africa and they could be black or white.
example about a decade ago a white south african won a scholarship which goes exclusively to african americans, the black agitators were not happy so they made a fuss about it,they thought it should go to a black person. the ruling was that the white south african could keep the scholarship. since he was born and raised in africa, his parents, grand parents great grandparents etc. were from africa so he was the true definition of african american.
since this is a running website an example of an african american who is white is colleen de reuck.
if colleen de reuck were applying for a job, trying to enter a college etc. when they gave her the form to list her ethnicity she would have to put a check in the box next to african american.
The word "colored" is coming back...
douglas burke wrote:
Turk from Scrubs wrote:Actually, we're saying "black" now.
wrong, african american refers to anyone born or who had ancestors from africa and they could be black or white.
example about a decade ago a white south african won a scholarship which goes exclusively to african americans, the black agitators were not happy so they made a fuss about it,they thought it should go to a black person. the ruling was that the white south african could keep the scholarship. since he was born and raised in africa, his parents, grand parents great grandparents etc. were from africa so he was the true definition of african american.
since this is a running website an example of an african american who is white is colleen de reuck.
That's a quote from the show "Scrubs" where Turk says this to a patient. Hence the name "Turk from Scrubs."
if colleen de reuck were applying for a job, trying to enter a college etc. when they gave her the form to list her ethnicity she would have to put a check in the box next to african american.
We Run Deez Streets wrote:
The word "colored" is coming back...
who would the term colored refer to? i have heard blacks referred to as people of color. but at the same time, i have heard many people including college professors refer to the word black as the absence of color.
it cant mean both, can it?
Thanks for clearing that one up for him...haha