But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
It sounds like you should do more research into slavery, among other things. Also, the term was created and first used by Jesse Jackson, so go complain to him.
Why is this stupid thread still open?
It sounds like you need to get that chip off your shoulder and ask yourself why you think a thread about blacks discussing their origins is stupid?
Blacks in the US rarely know where from in Africa their people hail. Why group everybody into one group like Africa doesn't have a gazillion different languages, cultures, customs and traditions.
White people from europe can be german, polish, french, italian, norwegian, etc. But when I suggest that blacks shouldn't be forced to be grouped together like we are all the same you suggest I research slavery? Which part should I research that will tell me from which country I should identify with?
In my opinion, telling blacks they should call themselves AA is like telling whites they should call themselve European Americans. If they ever tried to change the white race to European American like they've done the black race, whites would be up in arms saying, but I'm polish, I'm german, etc... Blacks in the US can't say nothing because we don't know. Are we Siberian, Ghanian, Kenyan, Egyptian, Ethopian, Sudanese? So why should we act like all these countries are the same? That's disrespectful to the continent of AFrica if you ask me
But If this thread is so stupid then you should stay on up out of it. I don't comment in stupid threads personally, I have better things to do.
Chip? LOL! Slavery was not as simple as you posted it to have been...that is why I said you should do more research and who can up with the term AA. What is wrong with that? What is all of the extra stuff?
This thread is stupid because it is pointless, old and in the wrong area for offtopic discussions...heck the OP is probably long gone by now. No one will be happy no matter whatever we personally call ourselves. I prefer the term black myself and I can easily find someone who hates the term. Pointless...
Why would assume that my few paragraphs summed up everything I knew about slavery? Of course slavery wasn't simple but I wasn't even talking about slavery I was talking about the term AA.
Who cares if the OP isn't around anymore, why does it offend you so much that others discuss the topic. The world doesn't revolve around you and if people want to discuss something they should be able to. You sound young and like you have a huge chip on your shoulder. That's mighty bold of you to tell a group of people to stop discussing something because you don't like the topic.
I see nothing wrong with not wanting my people to be grouped together like we're some monolithic entity. And I'll continue to discuss it with whoever wants to discuss it.
It's very close-minded of you to suggest that because there are two sides of a situation it should no longer be discussed.
You should probably stop visiting this thread if it bothers you so much and go find a topic that better suits you. And let those who want to discuss it, discuss it.
You sound very angry and bitter.
What? Why would I be angry or bitter over this? Good grief...
But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
It sounds like you should do more research into slavery, among other things. Also, the term was created and first used by Jesse Jackson, so go complain to him.
Why is this stupid thread still open?
It sounds like you need to get that chip off your shoulder and ask yourself why you think a thread about blacks discussing their origins is stupid?
Blacks in the US rarely know where from in Africa their people hail. Why group everybody into one group like Africa doesn't have a gazillion different languages, cultures, customs and traditions.
White people from europe can be german, polish, french, italian, norwegian, etc. But when I suggest that blacks shouldn't be forced to be grouped together like we are all the same you suggest I research slavery? Which part should I research that will tell me from which country I should identify with?
In my opinion, telling blacks they should call themselves AA is like telling whites they should call themselve European Americans. If they ever tried to change the white race to European American like they've done the black race, whites would be up in arms saying, but I'm polish, I'm german, etc... Blacks in the US can't say nothing because we don't know. Are we Siberian, Ghanian, Kenyan, Egyptian, Ethopian, Sudanese? So why should we act like all these countries are the same? That's disrespectful to the continent of AFrica if you ask me
But If this thread is so stupid then you should stay on up out of it. I don't comment in stupid threads personally, I have better things to do.
Chip? LOL! Slavery was not as simple as you posted it to have been...that is why I said you should do more research and who can up with the term AA. What is wrong with that? What is all of the extra stuff?
This thread is stupid because it is pointless, old and in the wrong area for offtopic discussions...heck the OP is probably long gone by now. No one will be happy no matter whatever we personally call ourselves. I prefer the term black myself and I can easily find someone who hates the term. Pointless...
Why would assume that my few paragraphs summed up everything I knew about slavery? Of course slavery wasn't simple but I wasn't even talking about slavery I was talking about the term AA.
Who cares if the OP isn't around anymore, why does it offend you so much that others discuss the topic. The world doesn't revolve around you and if people want to discuss something they should be able to. You sound young and like you have a huge chip on your shoulder. That's mighty bold of you to tell a group of people to stop discussing something because you don't like the topic.
I see nothing wrong with not wanting my people to be grouped together like we're some monolithic entity. And I'll continue to discuss it with whoever wants to discuss it.
It's very close-minded of you to suggest that because there are two sides of a situation it should no longer be discussed.
You should probably stop visiting this thread if it bothers you so much and go find a topic that better suits you. And let those who want to discuss it, discuss it.
You sound very angry and bitter.
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But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
It sounds like you should do more research into slavery, among other things. Also, the term was created and first used by Jesse Jackson, so go complain to him.
Why is this stupid thread still open?
It sounds like you need to get that chip off your shoulder and ask yourself why you think a thread about blacks discussing their origins is stupid?
Blacks in the US rarely know where from in Africa their people hail. Why group everybody into one group like Africa doesn't have a gazillion different languages, cultures, customs and traditions.
White people from europe can be german, polish, french, italian, norwegian, etc. But when I suggest that blacks shouldn't be forced to be grouped together like we are all the same you suggest I research slavery? Which part should I research that will tell me from which country I should identify with?
In my opinion, telling blacks they should call themselves AA is like telling whites they should call themselve European Americans. If they ever tried to change the white race to European American like they've done the black race, whites would be up in arms saying, but I'm polish, I'm german, etc... Blacks in the US can't say nothing because we don't know. Are we Siberian, Ghanian, Kenyan, Egyptian, Ethopian, Sudanese? So why should we act like all these countries are the same? That's disrespectful to the continent of AFrica if you ask me
But If this thread is so stupid then you should stay on up out of it. I don't comment in stupid threads personally, I have better things to do.
Chip? LOL! Slavery was not as simple as you posted it to have been...that is why I said you should do more research and who can up with the term AA. What is wrong with that? What is all of the extra stuff?
This thread is stupid because it is pointless, old and in the wrong area for offtopic discussions...heck the OP is probably long gone by now. No one will be happy no matter whatever we personally call ourselves. I prefer the term black myself and I can easily find someone who hates the term. Pointless...
But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
It sounds like you should do more research into slavery, among other things. Also, the term was created and first used by Jesse Jackson, so go complain to him.
Why is this stupid thread still open?
It sounds like you need to get that chip off your shoulder and ask yourself why you think a thread about blacks discussing their origins is stupid?
Blacks in the US rarely know where from in Africa their people hail. Why group everybody into one group like Africa doesn't have a gazillion different languages, cultures, customs and traditions.
White people from europe can be german, polish, french, italian, norwegian, etc. But when I suggest that blacks shouldn't be forced to be grouped together like we are all the same you suggest I research slavery? Which part should I research that will tell me from which country I should identify with?
In my opinion, telling blacks they should call themselves AA is like telling whites they should call themselve European Americans. If they ever tried to change the white race to European American like they've done the black race, whites would be up in arms saying, but I'm polish, I'm german, etc... Blacks in the US can't say nothing because we don't know. Are we Siberian, Ghanian, Kenyan, Egyptian, Ethopian, Sudanese? So why should we act like all these countries are the same? That's disrespectful to the continent of AFrica if you ask me
But If this thread is so stupid then you should stay on up out of it. I don't comment in stupid threads personally, I have better things to do.
But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
It sounds like you should do more research into slavery, among other things. Also, the term was created and first used by Jesse Jackson, so go complain to him.
Why is this stupid thread still open?
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Gee, and people wonder why the KKK thinks we're nothing but a bunch of jungle bunnies...DAMN. I wonder why we can't all just get along and then posts like that answer my question. Same poster that called someone else a sellout. Why is it the African Americans are the only one that do that? You don't hear Italians going around calling each other wop or Jews callign each other Kike. We call each other the "n" word, and then get mad when non-african american people use it. That word did not come from us, it has never had a positive meaning. You'd beat a Caucasians ass for calling you that, but you think nothing of calling them crackers...Karma is a *****.
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Brazil has the highest populations of blacks after Africa, so it is not rare to find black peope in Brazil.
But I undestand you point. I for one, do not like the term African American and do not refer to myself as such. I mean what part of Africa is it that I'm from? You don't see whites calling themselves European Americas but rather they'll say they're, Irish, Italian, German, Polish, etc.
But since the majority of Blacks in the US and surrounding countries are descendents of slaves who were kidnapped from their homeland 400 years ago and stripped of their history, identity, religion, and language. Somebody, somewhere said:
"Here, let's throw these black folks a bone and call them African-American, we don't know from where in Africa they're from perse so we'll just reference the enitire continent as if it's one monolithic entity void of any unique cultures, customs or differences.. that'll make them happy"
And that they did.
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All im sayin is alot of people dont understand the black race african, carribean or american we are everywhere so i think its bull**** that were almost restricted to a name such as that. Its almost like everyday on this board where i see blacks say the stupidest **** about there own race like if ur african ur hair is thick or that all africans are dark skinned, all i wanna do is clear it up.
Now i kno were all of african diaspora but we arent all the same the only thing black from around the world share in common is the fact that they are black so it pisses me off when im referred to as an african american cause i dont know **** bout africa, C'mon really im a carribean black skinned man with ancestry from africa.
what i really mean is that black people are just like white people in the sense that there are diffrent types like white russians are diffrent from white italians and black americans are diffrent from black jamiacans
i kno this post doesnt make alot of sense but i was in a hurry when i wrote it
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just a little side note... blacks (meaning people of african descent) in brazil is far from rare... brazil has one of the largest black populations in central/south america..... followed by cuba and panama. puerto rican(caribbean) and santo domingo (caribbean) also have some pure black populations plus a whole lot of folks of african descent.
ummm, no. Why would use the word "cracker" and expect to be answered proffessionally or even a response from the admins? How do you know the person who typed in "african american hair" wasn't black? You can ask a large amount of blacks on this forum no1 would really care about this, but you did. Which is alright cuz ur speakin yo mind and everyone has freedom of speech, but dayumm.
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