Wally Kairuz wrote:
> as to blackness and PC, do blacks take offence when referred to as blacks?
> how about ''african american''? do blacks/african americans feel that
> ''african american'' is a euphuism, thus insulting? what if the black person
> is canadian or jamaican? is [s]he still an african american? we once talked
> about ''native americans'' but i can't remember the conclusions.
> wallyK
There are about as many views on this as there are shades of brown. Some people
are still "black and proud" and some prefer African-American. I suppose
African-American is supposed represent those of the diaspora, but I've met some
West Indians who would give you hell for "lumping" them in with U.S. black folk.
Personally, I prefer to be called American. I find the notion that everyone
other than "white" must be categorized to be just one of the roots of the
continuing American race problem. I hate that the media generally deals with
issues in terms of black and white, as if Latinos, Asians, etc. don't even
exist.
Brenda
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