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so uh...i take it we're talking about ethnicities?
im often mistaken for dominican.
im often mistaken for dominican.
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I understand what your saying. My problem is with the fact that we subdivide way too much in our culture. For a person of west Indian backgroundto take exception to being called African American is ridiculous.Originally Posted by Master Zik
Thread title is flawed on some politically incorrect steez. Unless there's a country called Blackia.
I'm black and once in awhile I get Haitian by older ppl. On some they'll come up to me speaking creole like I understand and I be like "??!!.... Sa passe!!! Git momo" or however you spell it
I was born here but it's trini 2 de bone when it comes to these Caribbean folk.
Oh and since my name's African mad Ghana/Nigerian/etc. chicks who just hear my name think I'm from the motherland
Even though that example doesn't necessarily apply he's right. The term African-American is still politically incorrect despite what anyone says. When addressing other ppl who are born in America they have a country (i.e. Italy, France, England, etc.to identify with but black ppl are all lumped in to the continent of Africa. Only blacks born in Africa can come here and say they're Ethiopian-American or w/e. The term African American implies that you're born in America or a citizen of the country and that may not always be the case.Originally Posted by MrMoneyInDaBank
Originally Posted by marath0n
I'm Jamaican and people mistake me for being African American.
For a person of west Indian background to take exception to being called African American is ridiculous.
I don't see why. They're two very different cultures.
I think it's the other way around. No where else do you see people referred to by a continentOriginally Posted by MrMoneyInDaBank
I understand what your saying. My problem is with the fact that we subdivide way too much in our culture. For a person of west Indian background to take exception to being called African American is ridiculous.