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Do you say "Black" or "African American"?
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:33 pm
If Ernie Els moved to the US (he's from south africa for those of you who dont know him) and became a citizen how would you label him? He would truly be an African American.
One of my students is black and from Bermuda. He is not a US citizen. If I had to describe him I cant call him an African American.
I hate this term. Totally nondiscriptive.
Do you call blacks black or AA? Why?
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Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:35 pm to TSS4LSU
quote:Black.
Do you say "Black" or "African American"?
A term for a given race should really work no matter where they live.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:36 pm to ShortyRob
I say both, depending on the setting. I in general don't reference race that much, i mean, why would you?
Most of my black friends prefer the term black.
Most of my black friends prefer the term black.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:36 pm to TSS4LSU
Melanin Advantaged
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:36 pm to Hawkeye95
quote:Yep. The only time I ever get odd looks for using the term black is from white folks.
Most of my black friends prefer the term black.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:37 pm to TSS4LSU
I say black
oh and
American
oh and
quote:
If Ernie Els moved to the US
quote:
and became a citizen
quote:
how would you label him?
American
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:45 pm to TSS4LSU
African-AmericanHelicopterPilot is just ridiculous
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:47 pm to TSS4LSU
No preference
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:47 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:yeah that's even worse than TokenHelicopterPilot.
African-AmericanHelicopterPilot is just ridiculous
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:48 pm to TSS4LSU
1 syllable better than 7!
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:49 pm to dante
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:50 pm to TSS4LSU
Ones of these people is AA, the other is not.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:51 pm to TSS4LSU
I use the term 'holmes.' As in 'Sup, holmes.'
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:51 pm to TSS4LSU
Also, will there ever become a time when AA is an offensive term or are we just going to stick with that one?
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:52 pm to TSS4LSU
Black
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:53 pm to upgrayedd
Why does Kanye always look like he smells dookie?
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:53 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
quote:And, it totally ruins the question of if you are a pilot of black helicopters or a black helicopter pilot!!!
African-AmericanHelicopterPilot is just ridiculous
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:55 pm to Green Chili Tiger
quote:
Why does Kanye always look like he smells dookie?
I guess he smells all the shite he's always starting.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 12:56 pm to ShortyRob
quote:
Yep. The only time I ever get odd looks for using the term black is from white folks.
Same here. I say "black." And when I say it at work, my white colleagues will look at me as if to say "did you just say black? Are you allowed to say that?"
It's kind of funny. But yeah sorry, I realized at around age 17 that "African American" doesn't make any sense to label a black person.
This post was edited on 5/30/14 at 12:57 pm
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