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Call me Black. That's with a capital B.
Houston Chronicle ^
| September 19, 2004
| JOHN MCWHORTER
Posted on 09/19/2004 8:28:12 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:28:12 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Dog Gone
African-American is a divisive term. It sounds like everyone else is American except for Black people - that they are not quite totally "American", imho. Good article.
To: Dog Gone
Does this mean that I can no longer say that I am American/American and European/American mix.
To: Dog Gone
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:35:44 AM PDT
by
Chieftain
(Support the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and expose Hanoi John's FRAUD!)
To: Dog Gone
No, I will call you "Al Gore" because that's your name, Al.
To: Dog Gone
Call me whatever, as long as you don't call me "late for supper"!
To: Dog Gone
Mc Whorter is a sharp guy.
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:38:13 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Post #47: Note to Big Brother... the Memory Hole is Officialy CLOSED!)
To: Dog Gone
I like "American" for all of our citizens. We are all on the same team.
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:39:33 AM PDT
by
toupsie
To: Dog Gone
John McWhorter is not only a very wise and talented man but handsome to boot!
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:40:49 AM PDT
by
arasina
(So there.)
To: Dog Gone
How about Negro with a capital "N" instead of anthropologically inaccurate slang?
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:41:37 AM PDT
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: Dog Gone
To which adjective would the University of Michigan Law School give the most admissions preference?
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:42:33 AM PDT
by
dagnabbit
(Prevent the Next 9-11: Stop Muslim immigration and deport Muslim aliens.)
To: Dog Gone
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:43:02 AM PDT
by
Gator113
To: Tijeras_Slim
I just read his latest book on the decline of American culture in the last two generations. Got it at the library. Will buy it now, reread it, and make marginal notes. Yes, this man is a very sharp cookie, with understanding that crosses all boundaries.
Congressman Billybob
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To: Lurking2Long
I'm not someone who's automatically against the term "African-American". What I don't like is that these same people still insist on calling me "white".
All I want is consistency. If you call me "white", then call yourself "black". If you insist on using the hyphenated terms, then you need to hyphenate everybody including "whites", not just yourselves.
Personally, i'm still trying to figure out why "colored people" is a no-no, but "people of color" is perfectly fine and used constantly.
To: Born in a Rage; Dog Gone
Fear the Fro!
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:45:16 AM PDT
by
ClintonBeGone
(Take the first step in the war on terror - defeat John Kerry)
To: Dog Gone
Why can't we just all be Americans, no matter what our race or creed?
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:46:14 AM PDT
by
mass55th
(It's the superscript, stupid!!!!)
To: Dog Gone
Good morning,
I still get a chuckle our of a story that happened to us. We were visiting my parents who lived in the country in MS. There was a Black family who lived nearby and they would come over to use the phone. One day they did when our then 2 year old daughter was outside playing. She came running in the house and told us to come quick. "There are chocolate people coming here". The visitors heard her and thought it was funny. Guess it was a new name for them.
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:48:42 AM PDT
by
MamaB
(mom to an angel)
To: Dog Gone
I say we all just wear name tags, to avoid any confusion.
To: Dog Gone
...let go of the term "African-American" and go back to calling ourselves Black -- with a capital B. Why not call yourself an American with a capital A?
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:48:54 AM PDT
by
JesseHousman
(Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
To: Dog Gone
Believe it or not Mr. John Hamilton McWhorter the Fifth I wouldn't have known you were Black with a capital B unless you told me. I would have been quite satisfied with you had you simply claimed to be an American.
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posted on
09/19/2004 8:50:35 AM PDT
by
sinclair
(If you don't stop and think, then it doesn't matter whether you are a genius or a moron.)
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