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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
BG, I refuse to use the term African American. My neighbors, who are black, and I have this conversation all the time. Fact is, I can't look at you and tell whether you are an African American, Haitian American, Jamaician American, etc. I run the risk of offending you buy not addressing your proper ancestry. Secondly, you are going to call me "white" and I'm fine with that. Thirdly, Dave Matthews is an African American - a white, African American. Fourth, if you were born here, you are American - any other label divides us. Fifth, I don't require you to call me a Baltic American, how would you know to call me that? My neighbors are absolutely fine with it.
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I was referring mostly to those who self-identify in these terms. There are those who identify as being of Mexican or African heritage even though their family has been in the U.S. for generations. I was just wondering if Fotzlid would consider that a tenuous status or identifier in general. Personally, I see better value in identifying as White, Black, or Latino. But, then again, I have some problems with the concept of nationalism.
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