A new low

• Mentosftw wrote on 2012-01-25 13:51
  They'd still be considered African American due to their DNA or something xD
  
  That's like saying a Chinese person born in North America is not Chinese.
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-25 13:54

  Quote from Mentosftw;748492:

  ^ They'd still be considered African American due to their DNA or something xD
  
  That's like saying a Chinese person born in North America is not Chinese.

  
  In that case you call them from their specific country.
  I wouldn't call you Japanese if I knew you were Chinese
  and since who don't know from a whole population
  they're just "Black"
  Islanders fall under the "Black" category in most places instead of Malaysian or Polynesian
  but they're not from Africa.
  
  Let's say that sign wasn't fake
  and a Jamaican walks in and is charged
  and he says
  "Oh, I'm not African"
  I bet they'd be like
  "You're still black"
  
  that racism has nothing to do with where you're from, it's just the color of your skin.
• Mentosftw wrote on 2012-01-25 13:58
  :/ We should just differentiate by continents...
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-25 14:00

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  :/ We should just differentiate by continents...

  
  
  ^I wish ):
• Mentosftw wrote on 2012-01-25 14:02
  It would be too cool to be called Antarctican.
• Malogg wrote on 2012-01-25 14:11
  Rofl, people need to learn to not take me serious. xD
• Hiccup wrote on 2012-01-25 23:00
  Ya look what you started!
• Elena wrote on 2012-01-25 23:19

  Quote from Hannah's Lover;748491:

  Politically correct?
  Blacks who are actually from Africa (move here and are still alive) are African-American
  that's like calling anyone that's has Mexican heritage "Mexican-American"
  or someone who's father moved here from Germany before they were born "German-American"
  
  Black people are just black.

  
  
  So despite the fact that both of my parents are from Mexico, I have no Mexican in me? I wonder how that works. It's like when I was born here, all my Mexican DNA was removed!
  
  A *blank*-American is an American of *blank* descent. Being born in the United States does not stop someone from being of that descent. I was, in fact, born in America, and I am, in fact, a Mexican-American, of Mexican descent.
  
  No, black people aren't just African-American, so in that sense, it's not correct. However, the logic that someone isn't the "something" in "something"-American fails because by definition, a "something"-American is an American of "something" descent, not someone that was born in "some place" and came to America.
  
  
  
  
  Also: Brad, My NX. Some time before the one-year anniversary would be nice. Dx
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-01-26 00:12

  Quote from Elena;748701:

  So despite the fact that both of my parents are from Mexico, I have no Mexican in me? I wonder how that works. It's like when I was born here, all my Mexican DNA was removed!
  
  A *blank*-American is an American of *blank* descent. Being born in the United States does not stop someone from being of that descent. I was, in fact, born in America, and I am, in fact, a Mexican-American, of Mexican descent.
  
  No, black people aren't just African-American, so in that sense, it's not correct. However, the logic that someone isn't the "something" in "something"-American fails because by definition, a "something"-American is an American of "something" descent, not someone that was born in "some place" and came to America.
  
  
  
  
  Also: Brad, My NX. Some time before the one-year anniversary would be nice. Dx

  
  
  I don't even know where the Black side of my family cane from, actually. Might not be half African-American at all. :V
• Juno wrote on 2012-01-26 04:29
  African-American is a term that completely disregards a person's country of origin. It's like you're saying that Africa is one big united country.
  
  Black is a more general term that doesn't reek of imperial prejudice, though it's not without problems. Given that we have 'Black History Month', though, it's acceptable.
• Elena wrote on 2012-01-26 04:34
  ^It may be because the descendants now were brought from various places? I mean, they might not even know which country their families originated from. That being said, I do find it weird that those that do know don't get their *country*-American.
• Excalibur wrote on 2012-01-26 05:33
  You guys are stingy politicians
• RicochetOrange wrote on 2012-01-26 05:34

  Quote from Elena;749084:

  ^It may be because the descendants now were brought from various places? I mean, they might not even know which country their families originated from. That being said, I do find it weird that those that do know don't get their *country*-American.

  
  
  So white people that came from England are English-American? You could also say that Native Americans are American-American. :p
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-26 06:33

  Quote from Elena;748701:

  So despite the fact that both of my parents are from Mexico, I have no Mexican in me? I wonder how that works. It's like when I was born here, all my Mexican DNA was removed!
  
  A *blank*-American is an American of *blank* descent. Being born in the United States does not stop someone from being of that descent. I was, in fact, born in America, and I am, in fact, a Mexican-American, of Mexican descent.
  
  No, black people aren't just African-American, so in that sense, it's not correct. However, the logic that someone isn't the "something" in "something"-American fails because by definition, a "something"-American is an American of "something" descent, not someone that was born in "some place" and came to America.
  
  
  
  
  Also: Brad, My NX. Some time before the one-year anniversary would be nice. Dx

  
  My point is the "African" part
  Not all black people are from Africa, so it's still not politically correct
• Hiccup wrote on 2012-01-26 10:03

  Quote from Elena;748701:

  
  Also: Brad, My NX. Some time before the one-year anniversary would be nice. Dx

  
  
  1 year anniversary for wut? You and Duy? You and Mabi? Me being that late?