A term wrongly used to give identity to, any black person in America.
African American was actually meant to give an ETHNIC identity to blacks who are descendants of (Black) African slaves who were brought to the United States. This term excludes Black Jamaicans, Nigerians, Kenyans, Black Dominicans,etc.....
SOME Whites, and sometimes other non-blacks are afraid to call us black, so in any professional setting they will say African American. Other whites claim it's unfair, because they won't get called European American, but really it's the same thing as calling whites from Italy Italian, and Asians from China Chinese. Hell nobody complains about East Asians being called Asian, even though not all Asians are of the same race.
Most African Americans can not trace our African roots back to any particular country/tribe so Africa is used, as the substitute.
Oh and that guy who said it more offensive to be called AA than N*gger is a complete dumbass
African American was actually meant to give an ETHNIC identity to blacks who are descendants of (Black) African slaves who were brought to the United States. This term excludes Black Jamaicans, Nigerians, Kenyans, Black Dominicans,etc.....
SOME Whites, and sometimes other non-blacks are afraid to call us black, so in any professional setting they will say African American. Other whites claim it's unfair, because they won't get called European American, but really it's the same thing as calling whites from Italy Italian, and Asians from China Chinese. Hell nobody complains about East Asians being called Asian, even though not all Asians are of the same race.
Most African Americans can not trace our African roots back to any particular country/tribe so Africa is used, as the substitute.
Oh and that guy who said it more offensive to be called AA than N*gger is a complete dumbass
Bob: Barack Obama is the first African American president
Terrance: Nope, he's the first Kenyan American president.
Terrance: Nope, he's the first Kenyan American president.
by TheOneGMan July 13, 2010
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"Dude the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls is such a blatant American Philanthropist undertaking"
"I heard that place was a concentration camp that abused young girls. In any case, the Goldman Sachs Small Business Fund is American Philanthropy in it's most purest form"
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"I heard that place was a concentration camp that abused young girls. In any case, the Goldman Sachs Small Business Fund is American Philanthropy in it's most purest form"
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When a man and his girlfriend buy a pound of butter and butter up the floor. Then they strip and the girl lies down spread out like an eagle, while the guy takes a running start and slides into her. Often, bacon grease is substituted with butter to make it more "american".
Billy: Dude, I gave Trixy The American Eagle last night!
Bob: Did you miss like last time? I'd hate to be the doctor that has to straighten your dick every time you do this.
Billy: Hell no! It was great! I even ate the butter after we were done!
Bob: Did you miss like last time? I'd hate to be the doctor that has to straighten your dick every time you do this.
Billy: Hell no! It was great! I even ate the butter after we were done!
by jdcotter32 April 26, 2014
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Guy 1- "Should you go to American Military University?"
Guy 2- "No thanks. I think I'll just go to my local community college instead. Everyone is accepted there too, but I do think I'll have to at least take the SAT."
Guy 2- "No thanks. I think I'll just go to my local community college instead. Everyone is accepted there too, but I do think I'll have to at least take the SAT."
by Justin Elmo December 13, 2014
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Japanese American, Chinese American, Indian American, Korean American, Vietnamese American, etc...
I am an Asian American.
I am an Asian American.
by noise June 16, 2005
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person one: Hey, did you see the American Horror Story finale yesterday?
person two: Yeah, it was insane! It was totally unexpected!
person two: Yeah, it was insane! It was totally unexpected!
by Vharmon December 31, 2011
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