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Ok so this is just a random question but why do Americans call black people african Americans, like is that not a little well.. Racist?
I'm just curious cause nowhere else does that it's weird
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To those people it is the equivalent to being called the N word. Crazy I know, especially when they call themselves the N word. Stupidest thing ever.
Replybecause we're taught in college it's the polite thing to address them by by professors and researchers who have gone out and surveyed thousands of African Americans and asked them. idk where your facts come from, a small sample perhaps?
ReplyWould calling people black be better? When someone says African-American they are talking about someone with roots from Africa. Most likely brought to North American during the slave trade. Why do you need people to explain everything to you when you can look it up for yourself.
ReplyOk just to clarify i dont refer to people by their race but thats not what i meant either way. What i meant was thats its stupid because its not just people born in africa who moved to america thats americans call 'african americans' its for example people born in america whos parents were born in america, making the correct term 'American' not african American same as how americans who have irish or italian ancestory refering to themselves as irish or italian is redundant. I only used african-american as my example as it is used incorrectly the most
ReplyI'm scottish and if you go a couple generations back then i have irish relatives but not once have i called myself 'irish scottish' because thats simply not true
ReplyThey don't like being called the n word by other races yet call themselves that. Idk honestly. Black people or saying you're black just seems more acceptable imo.
ReplyIf an American citizen's roots are in Europe, they can call themselves European American.
ReplyYeah that is also weird especially people who bring up their distant anscestory
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