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clavus · 08-04-2003, 04:26 PM

Stop using this term, people. You say it, and you’ve made TWO racist assumptions. 1) the person in question is an American 2) The person in question traces their roots to Africa.

There is a black guy on my Board of Directors who told me that he was researching his family tree. He was really excited about it. Being the savvy white guy that I am, I replied with a simple, “Really?”

He went on to describe how he traced his family back hundreds of years to…FRANCE. He doesn’t consider himself to be “African.”

And what about all those people in Australia who are black? The trace their ancestory back to the beginning of time…in Australia. You call an Australian Aborigine “African American” and he’s going to call you an “American dumbass.”

Do people in other countries have similar stupid-ass terms for black folks? Do you see the English calling them “African Englishmen?” Fuck no. The English have more sense than that.

Seriously people. Stop it. I’m sick of this stupid, cumbersome, racist expression.

08-04-2003, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	"African American" = stupid Stop using this term, people. You say it, and you’ve made TWO racist assumptions. 1) the person in question is an American 2) The person in question traces their roots to Africa. There is a black guy on my Board of Directors who told me that he was researching his family tree. He was really excited about it. Being the savvy white guy that I am, I replied with a simple, “Really?” He went on to describe how he traced his family back hundreds of years to…FRANCE. He doesn’t consider himself to be “African.” And what about all those people in Australia who are black? The trace their ancestory back to the beginning of time…in Australia. You call an Australian Aborigine “African American” and he’s going to call you an “American dumbass.” Do people in other countries have similar stupid-ass terms for black folks? Do you see the English calling them “African Englishmen?” Fuck no. The English have more sense than that. Seriously people. Stop it. I’m sick of this stupid, cumbersome, racist expression. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.