Posted on 06/18/2012 9:13:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Person of color = Politically correct
Colored - Racist
Explanation = Liberalism
As the descendant of a long line of folk who apparently did not give a fig about nationality or “Color” of their spouse do I now have to call myself an “Irish- English - German - Italian - French American?
My maternal grandmother once tried to insult me by claiming I was part Black-Foot on my fathers side, but offered no proof.
Does that mean I am also part Indian, a-la Dizzy Warren?
It would seem as solid a claim as hers, LOL!
My brothers genealogical research is far from complete, I’m sure a couple more hyphens will come up if he keeps looking!
Being self-employed this only comes up when I am being polled, pollsters demand an ethnicity, too many of which use a color as the descriptive term.
I tell them they can use either American or “Heinz 57”.
Their usual response is that they will use “Other”, so that further biases the polls against actual Americans.
Shahida-
What does walking down the street with one’s pants halfway down the asscrack say about “content of character?” Siring children out of wedlock on a regular basis? Blaming the white man for all ills? Preaching “God damn America?” Threatening neighbors with physical harm if they happen to disagree with perpetuating liberal Democrat slavery?
It’s never been about the color of your skin, and it never will be.
I think you were being facetious; but no, because there is no nation called South America but there is a nation called the United States of America (also known as America.)However, the person you envisioned could be called a South African-Brazilian.
Abdl translates as the same word ~ slave / black.
Being the son of immigrants who chose to be Americans, it has always suited me perfectly fine to be “just an American.”
1/32?
African hardly is descriptive on one’s race.
Suppose Ernie Els, Nelson Mandela, and Muammar Gaddafi all moved to the US. They would all be ‘African Americans’...
“So, a white from South Africa would be a South African-American?”
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Well, that would be more logical then African-American, as it denotes their origin, but race has nothing to do with country or continent of origin. A white man could just as easily be an African-American.
While my ancestors came from Ireland and Scotland, I do not call myself Scotch-Irish American, much less European-American.
My race is white, or Caucasian.
“Black in terms of race, American (by default) in terms of nationality”
I wonder would she rather be in Africa? I would think not.
How Jackson could have the power to rename an ethnicity is scary. Fortunately I never accepted the new vernacular. My parents weren’t born on Africa’s continent. They’re Americans.
Doesn’t matter to me. If you’re black, odds are 95% you’re an Obama supporter, no matter what you say today.
“Negro, simply meaning black in Spanish, had to be discarded by those of Jacksons ilk because it was used during the slave era. It wasnt the only name used then for blacks, but it was the most polite.”
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Actually “Colored” was the most polite, but back when I was in grade school, the three prominent races were: Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid.
Every area of the world, including the US, had their own derivations. My grandmother in Atlanta used the term “Nigra”, and it was not in a derogatory way.
Some, but not all, were considered degrading.
By “Great Peoples and Great Civilizations, you can’t be serious.
If your ancestral peeps were/are so great how come they live hundreds/thousands of years behind the rest of the world?
What are their great contributions to science? By that I mean great scientific minds like George Washington Carver who has no equal on the African Continent.
What are their great thinkers? By that I mean men such as Fredrick Douglas who has no equal on the African Continent.
Who are the great artists? By that I mean Edward Bannister who has no equal on the African Continent.
Who are the great orators? Great Poets? Great Sculptors? Architects? Mathematicians?
What are the great archeological digs in Africa?
What are the wonders of Architect in Africa?
What in the hell is so great about Africa that you can name?
I can name plenty that is great about Africa but the list above is exclusive of just what is.
I have a friend who is white, blue eyed and from Johannesburg.
Upon receiving her US citizenship we threw a party for her to celebrate.
Terrific evening and another friend commented to her “Well Hanna, how does it feel to be an African American?”.
Still cracks me up.
Amen
I’ll be glad when we can get back to being color blind.
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