Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPhil
So, the average Black American would be racially "Black," but culturally or ethnically...South Carolinian, New Yorkian, or Californian? LOL.
Not a good idea. We are not blank slates void of cultural and ethnic heritage just because our parents or grandparents (or great grandparents--some of whom were slaves, others were sharecroppers, and still others were wealth building free Blacks) were not directly FROM another land (either via slavery or migration).
Once again, these categories will exist and people won't be able to keep others (such as myself) and agencies from using them in reference to ALL Blacks or African Americans. If people feel the terms don't apply to them beyond vital statistics, that's really just their personal business.  Everyone has a story to tell...write a book. |
I honestly don't care what the rest of Black America calls themselves. I know why the term "African-American" is used, and why some people of a certain age prefer it; all I was suggesting was that some people have very personal reasons as to why they don't use it.
I wasn't suggesting any sort of "idea," regardless of what you may have culled from my post. But thanks for the sociology lesson!