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1) The term mistakeningly used by people who see fit to walk on eggshells around a Black Americans out of fear of offending them. In reality, a person may actually offend a Black/African American person more because they assume that they will be offended by Black. 2) A term used to formally describe an American ethnic group. This specific group uses this term mostly in formal situations and Black in casual situations but most could care less about which one is used to describe them. 3) The only term used to describe an American ethnic group that is constantly debunked, although this particular American ethnic group are only seen as Americans when it's convenient. 1) Girl 1: Yeah that was such a cute Bla.... I mean African American guy!
Girl 2: You know, you don't have to say African American. Black isn't offensive. 2) Guy 1: Do you prefer Black or African American? Guy 2: Either is fine, just not Nigger. 3) After the tsunami and earthquake in Japan, people noticed how organized and orderly the Japanese were. When speculators tried to use the comparison between how Americans reacted to disaster after Hurricane Katrina and how the Japanese reacted, these were the popular responses: "Japan didn't have any looting because there were no Blacks." "Only Blacks and Latinos were looting the stores" "It wasn't Americans who did the looting, it was "African-Americans"" Why these responses? Because African-Americans are less American than all others and become American enough when it's convenient. Rap=Black music Blues=American music (although it was also made by Black/African Americans) |
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| 1. | african-american | ||
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The current, acceptable, feminist-certified, polically correct way to refer to anyone of african descent. Designed to eliminate any unintended racial tension in this hypersensitive, perpetually offended society we've become where people just can't lighten the fuck up anymore. That's not a poor black guy dressed up as Santa Claus, that's an economically disadvantaged african american exercising the right to achieve monetary compensation by commercially benefiting from the eurocentrically imposed midwinter festival"
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| 2. | African-American | ||
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A word mistakingly used everyday. Im a white guy, and I could technically be a african american if I was born in Africa, and thus, immigrate to America.
Though black peoples roots are in Africa, they themselves were not born there. So that just makes them American, like everyone else born here. I have a mostly german/scottish/irish/ french background, my roots are in europe, thus am I european American? Nah, im just American, because I was born here.
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| 3. | African-American | ||
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Politically correct term for black people. ‘I’m not frickin’ African American. I’m American. I have never been to Africa, and I never want to. I can barely tell you five countries in the stupid place.’
Black people aren’t offended by the word ‘black’. Only white people are. Which makes no sense whatsoever. Truthfully, if you came up to me and called me an ‘African American’ then I’d be offended, but if you called me ‘black’ I probably wouldn’t even notice. |
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| 4. | African-American | ||
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A term commonly used to refer to American blacks, who by now are no more african than any other american. "Now they're calling us African Americans," said Bill Cosby, "We used to be black."
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| 5. | African-American | ||
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1. A person, born on the continent of Africa, who becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.
2. The most commonly misused word, (albeit one deemed politically correct by people afraid to use the words "black" or "colored") describing the black population of the United States of America. While Taneisha thought she was African-American, she was born right here in Lower Alabama.
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| 6. | African-American | ||
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A euphemism for "black" when referring to people. Used by politically correct morons who are afraid to use proper language in fear of offending someone. Moron: He's African-American right?
Me: No, he's BLACK. |
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| 7. | African-American | ||
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A person who was originally from Africa who has been made a citizen of the United States.
Note: Just because your great-great-great-grandpa was from Africa doesnt make you an African-American Salif just moved here from Africa.
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