Yeah, the term African American has been a slight pet peeve of mine ever since college. I was friends with a girl who, while black, wasn't allowed into the African American student organization because she was from the Caribbean.
-Kevin > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > Speaking of what to call people, I found it amusing that when news > reports referred to the younger of the two DC Snipers they referred to > him as an "African-American" when in fact he is from Jamaica. He is > neither African nor American. He is a Jamaican. > > Matthew Small > IT Supervisor > Showstopper National Dance Competitions > 3660 Old Kings Hwy > Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 > 843-357-1847 > http://www.showstopperonline.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > Then again, universal health care, reasonable unemployment policies , > the > fact that every one likes Canada etc. the US may end up voting to join > Canada. > ;) > > larry > > At 04:30 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Most Democrats would seem to shift right compared to the Canadian > voters. > >So the Republicans might pick up lots of voters fleeing the far left. > > > >Jerry Johnson > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/14/03 04:27PM >>> > >The Republicans will never go for it. They'd never want 30 million more > >democrats on the voter roles. > > > >larry > > > >At 04:19 PM 1/14/03 -0500, you wrote: > > >once we annex canada and mexico then they can be called americans ;) > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:15 PM > > >Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > Ok so how am I wrong? Because people may not like to be called > American > > > > does not change the fact they are. > > > > > > > > Many people don't like being called a number of things, doesn't > change > > > > the facts. > > > > > > > > This country got its name long after the continents were named, > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 3:58 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > :) Glad you feel that way even if you are wrong! > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:59 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > America, to me a US citizen, does not mean the country "The > Unites > > > > > > States of America" > > > > > > > > > > > > It means the continents that contain the US, Canada, Mexico, > Cuba, > > > > > > Columbia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and the rest. > > > > > > > > > > > > It was named for Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Explorer who > first > > > > came > > > > > > here in the 1400s, long before the first English Settlers > showed up, > > > > and > > > > > > long before the formation of the United States of America. > > > > > > > > > > > > That name came from the idea that the 13 colonies would be > come 13 > > > > > > countries, but would operate together on foreign issues, Even > > > > through > > > > > > the civil war many people considered the state that country, > and the > > > > USA > > > > > > just a body that handled other issues. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am an American, Canadians are Americans, Brazilians are > Americans > > > > > > > > > > > > Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:15 PM > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > South America is part of the America's not America per say. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 2:06 PM > > > > > > > Subject: RE: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Last time I checked South America is part of America ;) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Canada is on the continent of North America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > From: SMR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:56 PM > > > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Did the Chinese discover America? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Damn CF has ruined my brain.. I used to know my > exploration > > > > > > history... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Columbus didn't actually discover america. the islands > he > > > > found > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > part > > > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > south america.. and the vikings.. I believe they landed > up > > > > near > > > > > > Nova > > > > > > > > > Scotia > > > > > > > > > and Canada, not in America. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
