Seems to me that this thread has deteriorated to the point where it has nothing to do with legacy & has become a soapbox. Can we terminate it please?
-----Original Message----- From: Robert Runion [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 7 July 2012 4:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Race - So - how 'bout us 'Appalachian-Americans'???? On Jul 6, 2012, at 10:16 AM, David C Abernathy wrote: > I have to agree with John. If there are "African Americans" Then we have > "Asian Americans", "European Americans" and etc. > > By the way, there are three continents that make up the America's. North > America, Central America and South America. I know of NO country that is > named America, it is "USA" United States of America. > > The term "African American" has been forced in our faces to the point that it > is being used as an excuse in more ways than one. > > Thanks, > David C Abernathy > Email disclaimers > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ This message represents the official view of the voices in my > head. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com > == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == > > -----Original Message----- > From: hwedhlor [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 7:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Race - > > Bill, > > Please refrain from generalizing about what "many Americans" > think, or do not think. I've lived in the United States of America > for nearly 69 years, and have never met a single American who thinks > Africa is a country, and not a continent. Such generalizations are > just as inaccurate as the term African American. :-) > > John > > John Zimmerman > Mesa, AZ > > > On 7/5/2012 5:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> African American in considered by some as a race but anyone born in >> Africa and now in America would fit that description. Not all people >> from Africa are black. That is where some confusion can come in. Many >> Americans think Africa is a country, it is a continent, of many >> nations and people. It comes down to education, accuracy, and being >> proud of who you and your family are. I have family members that try >> to recreate our family, drives me crazy. >> I go for accuracy. >> Bill >> In a message dated 7/5/2012 5:11:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> David is the second person that has commented on this >> thread, saying that people need to be careful not to >> "confuse" race with nation of origin. This totally >> baffles me as to how anyone wouldn't know what the >> difference between a person's race and their nation of >> origin. American and South African are nationalities. >> Caucasian is a race. How would someone confuse the >> two? Japanese is a nationality. Asian is a race. >> Again, how do you confuse the two? >> >> Ron Bernier >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jul 5, 2012, at 7:26 PM, David Abernathy >> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> Only some of them (census) had contained race. >>> >>> Also one needs to careful as to what is a race and >>> not a nation of origin. >>> >>> Sent from my Kindle Fire >>> In God We Trust >>> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. >> 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook >> (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our >> blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Online technical support: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >> Follow Legacy on Facebook >> (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog >> (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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