[Phantom Lord]

Of course they are African ... were born on the continent of Africa. Just because you were born on the continent of Africa does not mean your skin color is black.

Speaking of which in my above post, I remember several years ago some crazy female black activist got really upset with a black speaker on a panel because he refused to take the moniker African American. She repeatedly insisted he do so. He repeatedly refused. It really ticked her off.

The reason he wouldn't, though he was black, he had never been an American, nor had he ever lived in America!

But to her, simply by having black skin he should call himself an African American.

[quark]

Recall that Teresa Heinz, Ketchup Boy’s mistress, claimed the title African American because she was born in Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique). Too funny...

[peterpaul12345]

Speaking of which in my above post, I remember several years ago some crazy female black activist got really upset with a black speaker on a panel because he refused to take the moniker African American. She repeatedly insisted he do so. He repeatedly refused. It really ticked her off. The reason he wouldn't, though he was black, he had never been an American, nor had he ever lived in America! But to her, simply by having black skin he should call himself an African American.

People would be surprised how many black Africans who are not Americans hold very different views from African-Americans. They view Afrocentrics, who by the way mostly happen to be African-Americans, as kookoo-clocks. LoL!