[Mr Ramsbotham]

African American in Scotland?

I'm glad someone else caught this bit of utter absurdity.

[Myrddin]

I met a couple real African Americans once. Their parents were red headed Americans surnamed MacGraw. The kids were born during an extended contract in South Africa. American citizens by virtue of parental citizenship, but born on South African soil. True African Americans. White African Americans. When their daughter tried to join an "African American" club at college, she was turned away. Seems it was really a club for black people, not "African Americans".

[xp38]

I have a feeling the term is becoming universalized for anyone of darker hue. It might be through tv and movies out of Hollywood being shown around the world. I imagine some idiot is going to one day go to Africa and remark my but there are a lot of African Americans here.