Author: elfprince13
Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:31:28 pm (GMT -5)
That was the point of my original correction (African-American -> African-British) which ben corrected further (African-British to black-British)![Smile]()
The African/Black distinction is pedantically correct, but seems mostly to highlight double standards in the way we describe people. i.e., it's not socially acceptable to refer to Asian Americans or Native Americans as "yellow" or "red" Americans. On the other hand we frequently refer to white people as "European" or "Caucasian" when many American whites came here from Europe at least as long ago (if not longer) than American blacks came here from Africa. And the vast majority probably can't even tell you where the Caucasus are.
Also, probably the wrong topic to discuss this![Wink]()
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Posted: 23 Jan 2013 02:31:28 pm (GMT -5)
| merthsoft wrote: |
| Strictly speaking you shouldn't be referring to all Black people as African Americans anyway. Black American or just Black is the preferred name |
That was the point of my original correction (African-American -> African-British) which ben corrected further (African-British to black-British)
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| and think of how many Black people don't identify as African in any way--skin color and nationality are different things |
The African/Black distinction is pedantically correct, but seems mostly to highlight double standards in the way we describe people. i.e., it's not socially acceptable to refer to Asian Americans or Native Americans as "yellow" or "red" Americans. On the other hand we frequently refer to white people as "European" or "Caucasian" when many American whites came here from Europe at least as long ago (if not longer) than American blacks came here from Africa. And the vast majority probably can't even tell you where the Caucasus are.
Also, probably the wrong topic to discuss this
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