Originally Posted by MooseMan3000

I can't help but laugh every time I hear the term "African American." My friend and I were discussing this in government class one day, and he blurted out (rather loudly) "They're Americans! It's not like they're a special type of Americans!"

Since then, I've made a habit of referring to black people (especially when I'm around him) as "Special Americans."

I know, I'm awful. Isn't it great?


Anyhow, it's not really safe to say African American anyway because - and this may surprise some of you - not all black people living in the United States are of African descent. Ever heard of South America? Yeah, they have black people there, too. Funny ol world, ain't it?


And as a side note, I'm not entirely convinced of the validity of the article. I mean, it was from the Daily Record, with such gems of headlines as "HARTSON STALKER TRAPPED BY DAILY RECORD," "BECKS: IT'S TRUE WE ROW," "I'LL SEE PM IN COURT OVER 'WAR CRIMES.'" Call me crazy, but I'm just not so sure a source like that is very reputable. Maybe things are different in the UK.