Posted on 02/05/2012 7:49:11 AM PST by Libloather
“The US is the only country in the world that classifies its citizens.”
That is not quite true. But I have noticed that traditionally “white” countries are the only countries that have large amounts of “races” in them. Most other countries in the world are mostly “mono-race”. Though many of them have conflicts between religious sects and tribes, most of which outsiders wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between.
How many non Mexican looking people do you see living in Mexico?
It’s not what people look like but their ethnicity. We again are the only hyphenated country. You don’t see Russian-Germans in Germany. You don’t see Turkish-Italians in Italy, etc. I’m talking government designated peoples as in the US.
I imagine that most blacks around the world might insist they aren’t African Americans, because they aren’t American.
I didn't care for the term, 'negro', even when I was a kid. I don't remember any black folks having a strong affinity for that word, back in those days. I do recall a pervasive sense of relief among black people when the term, 'black', took hold.
For myself, I didn't grow up being forcibly fixated on race (mine or anyone else's), so it's a subject that isn't of high importance to me. I only comment on it, because it's a fact of my life.
When asked my ethnicity I alway respond “I am a Texan.”
Comedian George Carlin discussed this absurdity!!
Hmmm, I might have to change my tagline.
Thanks for the ping!
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