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Re: Black Americans are called African Americans

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NoobLuaScripter is not online. NoobLuaScripter
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24 Aug 2011 07:06 PM
so why aren't white Americans called European Americans?
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Epicwinmatt is not online. Epicwinmatt
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24 Aug 2011 07:08 PM
Because European is very broad, as many countries have many different cultures and languages.

You have English-American, Irish-American, Italian-American, Russian-American, Greek-American, German-American, etc.
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12red is not online. 12red
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24 Aug 2011 07:31 PM
well i think it is dumb to even call them African Americans i think we should just call all Americans American because that is what they are...
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Person299 is not online. Person299
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24 Aug 2011 07:32 PM
Because no one cares about the existence of African countries, pretty much the only exceptions being South Africa and maybe Kenya.
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XieXie is not online. XieXie
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24 Aug 2011 07:58 PM
Many African-Americans today can trace their lineage to the unfortunate slave trade. Since slaves were generally taken from tribes and their locations not recorded, it can be difficult to determine what modern-day "country" a black US citizen would be from. Europe, on the other hand, had more established political systems (stable nations) and immigration customs coming into the US that allowed white US citizens to trace their lineage with relative ease and precision through the legal system.
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MTdevelopment is not online. MTdevelopment
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24 Aug 2011 08:08 PM
TL ; DR: Cuz you're white trash boi..
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Angstrom93 is not online. Angstrom93
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24 Aug 2011 08:22 PM
I say we just stick to "blacks" and "whites" honestly.
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isherloxi is not online. isherloxi
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24 Aug 2011 08:48 PM
Cause us blacks be takin ova this country
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lizardjoel is not online. lizardjoel
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24 Aug 2011 09:24 PM
Its because morons are too stuck up and lazy to call peoples heritage by their right names, just like people calling Native Americans Indians.
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TheEvilCastrosCigars is not online. TheEvilCastrosCigars
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24 Aug 2011 10:51 PM
Why dont we just say brown peaple?
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Twigs180 is not online. Twigs180
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24 Aug 2011 10:52 PM
Or...nvm.
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InvaderZimandLilGir is not online. InvaderZimandLilGir
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25 Aug 2011 01:48 PM
i'm chocolate :3 much nicer then plain brown!
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TaxRevenue is online. TaxRevenue
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25 Aug 2011 02:01 PM
What is so bad about calling them "black"? I really don't see a problem with it.
It does not sound "racist" in my opinion.
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commander126 is not online. commander126
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25 Aug 2011 02:03 PM
Why is discussing skin colour such a tabu? And in my opinion white people are white and black people are black.
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TaxRevenue is online. TaxRevenue
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25 Aug 2011 03:03 PM
@Commander126

Agreed 100%

Oh yeah it's spelled taboo, not tabu.
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LibyTheFourth is not online. LibyTheFourth
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25 Aug 2011 03:31 PM
lol its tabu in finnish
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Czechia is not online. Czechia
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25 Aug 2011 03:39 PM
It's tabu in Czech as well.
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Telafight is not online. Telafight
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25 Jan 2012 07:12 PM
Because Europeans came to the U.S and Canada before Africans (Black people).
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25 Jan 2012 07:17 PM
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Telafight is not online. Telafight
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25 Jan 2012 07:19 PM
1. Natives aren't black.
2. Europeans still are the majority of America.
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25 Jan 2012 07:22 PM
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CommanderRoblock is not online. CommanderRoblock
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26 Jan 2012 06:23 AM
"1. Natives aren't black.
2. Europeans still are the majority of America."

You said it was because the Europeans came first, the Europeans weren't ethnic.

Is the US education system failing us this bad already?
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Laurisreinho is not online. Laurisreinho
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26 Jan 2012 10:53 AM
This ​>>> I say we just stick to "blacks" and "whites" honestly.
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fredd1234 is not online. fredd1234
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26 Jan 2012 11:26 AM
>Because European is very broad, as many countries have many different cultures and languages.
You have English-American, Irish-American, Italian-American, Russian-American, Greek-American, German-American, etc.

>Cameroonian-American
Ethiopian-American
Ghanan-American


Just to name a few.
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cowkiller is not online. cowkiller
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26 Jan 2012 02:36 PM
Not to mention the fact that the African countries were really not divided well... As we can see South Sudan and Sudan. European Imperialism divided the continent not by culture instead by claims.
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