'White African-American' Sues Med School

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[nickcarraway]

A native of Mozambique has sued a New Jersey medical school, saying he was suspended for defining himself in class as a "white African-American." Paulo Serodio, 45, is of Portuguese descent. But his family has lived in Mozambique for several generations.

He told ABC News that he got into trouble at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark in March 2006 when an instructor, Dr. Kathy Ann Duncan, led students in a discussion, asking them for self-definitions.

Serodio's description of himself upset some other students, and he said Duncan later told him never to call himself an "African-American" again because some others found it "offensive."

Serodio said that he was suspended for unprofessional conduct after he made a similar comment in another class and then wrote an article in the student newspaper trying to explain his ethnic background. He said that other students also harassed him.

"I wouldn't wish this to my worst enemy," he said. "I'm not exaggerating. This has destroyed my life, my career."

[relictele]

Quotas for me, not for thee.

Hell hath no fury like a special interest scorned.

[ConservativeMind]

Sue their butts left and right.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Nail every single person who screwed with him with a “hate crime”, the damn racists!

[freedumb2003]

What is wrong with his description? White African-American is 100% correct if you are going to label people. I hope he sues and sues HARD.

For example, QB Steve Garcia is a Latino.

[freedumb2003]

I mean the suit is a HARD suit and he wins... *doh*

[brooklyn dave]

I guess that white S. Africans can say the same thing.

[Bon mots]

That is surely some kind of hate crime or thought crime.
Stone him.

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Obama's America will end in Civil War if this crap keeps up.

[americanophile]

Wherever the left holds sway, freedom is most limited. Exhibit A: University campuses

[PLKIng]

Another victim of political correctness? I guess African only refers to the color of ones skin and not the actual continent itself. Why would anyone give a rats a** if someone calls themself a white african-american? Unless of course they feel it is an intrusion into a special “victimied” class.

[DuncanWaring]

As can the Widow Heinz.

[tcrlaf]

“African-American” is now a protected political class full of racists, who won’t admit you if you don’t have the right skin color.

This USED to be called “Jim Crow”.

We could call it “Jamal Crow”, now.

[NMEwithin]

You mean to tell that white people live in Africa? Impossible!!!

[dennisw]

Where do they get off calling 0bama an African America when he has no slave blood and his Kenyan father was just passing through

[mnehring]

Dr. Kathy Ann Duncan, led students in a discussion, asking them for self-definitions.

Typical Liberals. "you will get in the box we tell you..." what a bunch of racists. I would have just said "I'm me, the smallest minority group on earth".

[Natural Law]

My daughter has a coworker in a Calif public school system who describes herself as “African” because her ancestors lived in South Africa for 300+ years before she immigrated to the US. By the way, she is quite blond and blue eyed.

[ex91B10]

...white African-American...

Almost makes sense.

[CharacterCounts]

Dr. Kathy Ann Duncan, led students in a discussion, asking them for self-definitions.

I thought they taught medicine,not sociology, in medical school.

[Global2010]

Add injury to insult he is lucky he did not cross paths with Kayeisha the waffle waitress.

[nickcarraway]

You mean Jeff Garcia? Wouldn’t Joe Montana be as well?

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Racism sucks! This is Black on White Racism. It should be banned on campus—What would Dr. King say to this?

[Spirochete]

...in March 2006 when an instructor, Dr. Kathy Ann Duncan, led students in a discussion, asking them for self-definitions.

WTH does that have to do with medical education?

[SaveTheChief]

Real racism rears its ugly head. Watch the libs rush to defend the school and ruin this man.

His only crime was to provide an honest answer to a question that should never have been asked.

[PhilCollins]

About 2/3 of Blacks, I know, dislike being called African-Americans. They know that, since the dictionary definition of “African” is “a resident of Africa,” an African-American must be anyone who was born in Africa, immigrated to the U.S., and became an American citizen. This definition includes a few races, so whether someone is an African-American can’t be determined by his or her skin color.

[wiggen]

exactly. scrolled through before i did something silly like post exactly the same thing.
The other question is,what upset them? I thought it was important to be able to express yourself in any way you like in a liberal world. hypocritical snakes.

[willgolfforfood]

The part I don't get is how he somehow calls himself an "American". Did he immigrate here to go to school? Does he say that just because he happens to be here on a temporary student visa?

The "African" part of the descriptions seems perfectly logical to me.

[riverdawg]

I had a South African co-worker a few years ago who was in our employer's database, accurately, as “African.” That nearly drove some people in HR insane, their racist assumption being that all Africans must have black skin.

[Sloth]

Theresa Heinz Kerry is also an African-American, and refers to herself as such.

[A message]

I hope that medical school never recovers from the amount of money they will end up paying this guy.

[drew]

Montana is Italian.

[Kirkwood]

She apparently is a personal friend of Batman, so you better watch out!

[Brucifer]

Some professors make me puke. And I’m one of ‘em

[mikelets456]

What if they are from Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas and other US Virgin Islands or locations other than Africa....do you still refer to them as “African Americans”?

These people get VERY offended when you do....so I simply call them “Black”! What’s the big deal? I’m referred to as a “white guy”!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

There has been a lot of time, effort and government money spent imbuing the "African-American" brand name with an aura of victimization to justify special privileges, and they'll be DAMNED if anybody is going to encroach upon their territory.

[Mind Freed]

I think this guy is an idiot for defining himself as anything else but an American. It says his family has lived in this country for several generations. Sorry there buddy, that makes you AMERICAN!

I'm Latino, does that make me Latino-American. HELL NO!!!! I'm American and DAMN proud of it!

[Sloth]

I think this guy is an idiot for defining himself as anything else but an American. It says his family has lived in this country for several generations. Sorry there buddy, that makes you AMERICAN!

You need to re-read that.

[Bulwinkle]

nickcarraway
“Nail every single person who screwed with him with a “hate crime”, the damn racists!”???

Hmmm...

N.J. Stat. § 2C:33-4
Enhances penalty for harassment offenses committed “with a purpose to intimidate an individual or group of individuals because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, sexual orientation or ethnicity.

[Global2010]

LOL.
great find

[TChris]

ROTFLOL!

How DARE someone use the term properly, rather than with its Politically Correct usage!

BTW, Charlize Theron is an African-American too.

I daresay very few black Americans are African-American, in the true sense of the term. I'd bet money that upwards of 90% of black Americans have never set foot in Africa.

[freedumb2003]

>>You mean Jeff Garcia? Wouldn’t Joe Montana be as well?

LOL. yes — how my brain confused Steve Young and Jeff Garcia...

Joe Montana? How so?

[DeFault User]

Ironically, Walter Williams has a column today on this very subject, perhaps inspired by this fellow's predicament. Anyway, here's a quote:

Another problem with the African-American label is not all people of African ancestry are dark. Whites are roughly 10 percent of Africa's population and include not only European settlers but Arabs and Berbers as well. So is an Afrikaner who becomes a U.S. citizen a part of United States' African-American population? Should census takers and affirmative action/diversity bean counters count Arabs, Berbers and Afrikaners who are U.S. citizens as African-Americans and should they be eligible for racial quotas in college admittance and employment?

Here's the link:

http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams051309.php3

[Mind Freed]

A posted my correction

[Bulwinkle]

“What if they are from Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas and other US Virgin Islands or locations other than Africa....do you still refer to them as “African Americans”?”

Hmmm...My father was born in Mexico, does that make me a Mexican-American? Of that was Mexicom Maine, across the river from Rumford.

[lilylangtree]

He used the word “white” in the description. That was why it became offensive. He didn’t understand that being called “white” nowdays is a dirty word and speaks volumes of racism, ugliness and all things really bad. The whole American culture is down on “white” and up and “black”. Poor boy! You’re not even forgiven for the mistake.

[muawiyah]

Wasn't there a CNN gal who referred to African Moslems burning cars in a town in France as "African Americans setting fire to cars"

There's a class of people who figure they've got a monopoly on the term "African American" and that it doesn't mean "African" at all!

[gigster]

Charlize Theron is also African-American.
(Perhaps one of my Freeper friends can help me with the “Rules” by posting a picture.)

[Travis T. OJustice]

You make yourself puke?

[Travis T. OJustice]

Wasn't there a CNN gal who referred to African Moslems burning cars in a town in France as "African Americans setting fire to cars" There's a class of people who figure they've got a monopoly on the term "African American" and that it doesn't mean "African" at all!

Nor American, obviously.

I wish I still had it, but I saw a newspaper article with the auto-weditor run amuck. It described a car accident with an African-American SUV that collided with an African-American Honda Accord. LMAO!

[Brucifer]

“Some professors” being the operative term in this instance.

Of course.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Serodio's description of himself upset some other students, and he said Duncan later told him never to call himself an "African-American" again because some others found it "offensive."

Well, those "others" have no right to be offended and Duncan has no right to tell him not to call himself an African-American. He is an African-American. If the problem is that he's not black and the term "black" is now deemed offensive, be honest about it and choose another polite, acceptable term to describe black Americans - "African-American" accurately describes Americans of many ethnic backgrounds who have an immediate history in the continent of Africa, including Egyptians, whites from South Africa, Indians from Uganda, etc.