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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
Or, it could just be that since most people have no connection to Africa, they don't want to connect themselves verbally to a place they've never been, have no connection to linguistically or culturally, or never intend to go.
I'd rather see the term "African-American" used for someone whose parents or grandparents emigrated here from Africa, and have a linguistic/cultural/ethnic connection to the continent, and not just a bunch of Black Americans.
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So, the average Black American would be racially "Black," but culturally or ethnically...South Carolinian, New Yorkian, or Californian? LOL. Certainly it would be based on state because being culturally or ethnically "Black" requires an acknowledgement that "Blackness" evolved from a combination of experiences that began outside of America.
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.
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