African American

Quayblue

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72. well..

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:33 PM

Mar 2016

it's acknowledging slave ancestors from Africa.

even though I have a parent from Ghana, my other parent is a descendant of slaves. I think it's important to acknowledge regardless, as I still experience being black in America.

American is an encompassing term. When being American includes the struggles of everyone despite "identity politics", maybe that will change. It hasn't been that way, going on 500 years for us, less for others.

AND, there is still an African identity... through art, language, spirituality, and so on. We aren't completely removed...don't discount it. And it's a large part of American culture today.

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RE The term African American [View all] fun n serious Mar 2016 OP

I actually use European American. It is quite accurate from a historical pointy of view. thereismore Mar 2016 #1

I call myself black bravenak Mar 2016 #2

Good to see you back from hiatus etherealtruth Mar 2016 #3

Thank you! bravenak Mar 2016 #4

You're back! wildeyed Mar 2016 #6

Hey bravenak Mar 2016 #8

Black is certainly easier. Lucky Luciano Mar 2016 #9

Excellent point! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #11

Ha! Yeah. I think australian aborigines use black too bravenak Mar 2016 #18

YAY Dammit, that you're back and Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #10

Ha ha! Yeah! bravenak Mar 2016 #13

OMG, the funniest way I saw it Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #20

Everytime she does that I crack the hell up bravenak Mar 2016 #23

So do I; but, that's probably because I'm an old head and resistant to change. eom 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #12

I'm used to it. bravenak Mar 2016 #17

I have to admit that the transition to "black" in the early 60s was a really easy one for me Warpy Mar 2016 #19

I like it better. It makes more logical sense in our society. bravenak Mar 2016 #22

Recent immigrants can hyphenate, they at least know where they're from Warpy Mar 2016 #28

Absolutely right! I've seen that of Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #35

I remember those times. IMO African American = Mexican American = Italian American = . . . brush Mar 2016 #80

I envy you Warpy Mar 2016 #82

YAY!!! BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #33

Thank you, I'm glad to be back!! bravenak Mar 2016 #34

You are back! sheshe2 Mar 2016 #52

And I have to be extra good for months and months bravenak Mar 2016 #53

Me too. sheshe2 Mar 2016 #56

I know what you mean, i feel you bravenak Mar 2016 #61

Hello Bravenak The Polack MSgt Mar 2016 #36

Hey!! bravenak Mar 2016 #41

Woo Hoo! brer cat Mar 2016 #40

Whoo hoo!! bravenak Mar 2016 #42

Oh, it's you! lol...you're back! Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #48

Me too. I always say black and I never use AA on myself in real life. bravenak Mar 2016 #49

Well, you know that you are alwasy welcome at DK, lol Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #51

Let me be honest and straight for a second bravenak Mar 2016 #54

White progressives are in a bubble world Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #57

That actually makes more sense than the conspiracies I was gonna go with bravenak Mar 2016 #60

That can be arranged Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #64

I call myself lovemydog Mar 2016 #55

Hey!! Likewise!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #65

Good to see you back! I have enjoyed your posts NEOhiodemocrat Mar 2016 #58

The transistion fron old terms to new is hard for all of us bravenak Mar 2016 #62

I call myself black vdogg Mar 2016 #5

I struggle to decide sometimes. wildeyed Mar 2016 #16

From what I understand it's been Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #7

^this^ Iris Mar 2016 #86

I was talking to a couple of mixed racial women ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #14

Thank you everyone. fun n serious Mar 2016 #15

well as for me Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #21

Black? bravenak Mar 2016 #24

You got it Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #30

Sexy? nt ;) fun n serious Mar 2016 #25

That's right!!! bravenak Mar 2016 #26

Of course! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #27

ROFLAMO Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #32

Yeah, my SIL is bi-racial. Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #31

I'm just black too JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #45

Why do white people several generations removed from the "old country" run around calling themselves Chakab Mar 2016 #29

let me try to answer.. fun n serious Mar 2016 #37

...and black people want some sense of pride in their ancestory, but generally cannot trace it to Chakab Mar 2016 #38

Additionally, not everyone wants to be referred to by their skin color especially if there Chakab Mar 2016 #43

I didn't know they were forced into that... fun n serious Mar 2016 #46

Sorry, but you don't know the history brush Mar 2016 #81

A lot of that has to do The Polack MSgt Mar 2016 #39

Like Refrigerator Perry. lovemydog Mar 2016 #63

tbh, I don't know either VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #44

I'm Black.... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #47

Yes it is. :) fun n serious Mar 2016 #50

well you know... FrenchieCat Mar 2016 #67

Lol! nt fun n serious Mar 2016 #69

Interchangeable consciouslocs Mar 2016 #59

I have a cousin who is a Trump supporter... fun n serious Mar 2016 #70

It's interesting what a difference and adjective/article can make, isn't it? Iris Mar 2016 #85

I have to admit...I saw this post and thought... Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #66

That's very informative. Thank you. fun n serious Mar 2016 #68

I only use African-American to differentiate from other black people .... kwassa Mar 2016 #71

well.. Quayblue Mar 2016 #72

Jesse Jackson urged people to use it in 1988 instead of "black" Recursion Mar 2016 #73

Part of my misspent youth wildeyed Mar 2016 #74

I had a blog for a while tracking the progress of dill havarti cheese up 14th st Recursion Mar 2016 #75

Oh wow, wildeyed Mar 2016 #77

sounds familiar Quayblue Mar 2016 #78

Yeah. I moved there in the mid 90s which was pretty much the absolute worst time Recursion Mar 2016 #79

There is much that is better now. wildeyed Mar 2016 #83

I love this thread and this response as well. Iris Mar 2016 #84

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