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Originally Posted by zz4vetteguy
I got into a heated debate with a co-worker last night bacause we were talking about some guests, and I said "Oh, are you talking about that polite younger black couple"...she quickly sneered at me an said "NO, African American"...so I asked her, how she knew they were from natrualized US citizens from Africa...
That lead to the conversation about a college class mate of mine who was white, 4th generation African born, moved to the US and became a citizen...she said he was not African American because he was not black...ummm hello, he was BORN an African as was his father, and both his grandfathers...I think that constituts him being African.
That lead to my bringing up 2 more questions. 1)Why should I refer to them as African Americans if they were born in the US...they are Americans, and 2)Not all blacks come from Africa, so wouldn't that be as bad as calling all people of Asian decent Chinese, and all hispanics Mexican?
What says the all wise and knowing people of VBOTPR&C on this matter?
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Explain to her that the term was coined by Jessie Jackson to septate Black Americans from the rest of us and you consider it divisive.
Second tell her that you believe that ALL Hyphenated Americans are wrong and quote Teddy Roosevelt.
If she does not get it after that kick her in the box.