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Subject: Re: Slinky.. Why African American
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:24:51 -0700
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:59:20 -0400, NoOne <noonehere> wrote:
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>Why is it, the only blacks in the world to call themselves something
>other than where they are from are in America? Blacks in Germany
>don't say their African German or France, African French and I've
>never heard a Brit say their African English. no their German, French
>and English and don't tell me its because America had slaves. Where
>do you think they got the idea? Salves have been around as long as
>humans and of all differnt races. so if you want to help stop racism
>against blacks in the united States (Europe doesn't have so
>much-wonder why) than stop calling people African Americans and start
>calling them Americans we don't need to divide people up any more than
>we already are. And stop being a dumb ass and blaming the political
>parties for any and all the problems you might have.....you do know
>that the Democrats have had the majority in congress -both houses- and
>they have set policy and passed laws the last 8 years not the
>Republicans.....Dumb Ass!
>
>This thought brought to you by an American.... oh I'm sorry I should
>say an immigrant American, but then that would be all of us and not
>dividing like you would like, unless you're a native (Indian)
>and are getting even-good for them
I must say, in recent years, it has been the Minorities themselves who
have chosen the designations they prefer. Growing up, I first used
"colored," then "Negro," then "Black," now "African-American,"
"Latino," and so forth. It is quite a strain for us palefaces,
especially those who want be sensitive to racial issues, to keep up.
But, hey, guys, why call each other names? Exactly the wrong approach,
it seems to me.
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