- Mar 11, 2015
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Spare me. When you describe your ancestry, you're calling yourself an Irish American. We call our selves African American and that is not even accurate. No because some may have never seen Africa, but because we may not know what specific country in Africa that we came from. I am not going to read your damn lecture on what is American or the standard white man I'm colorblind testimonial. Whites do not get to define what is American nor do they get to determine what we call ourselves. Start treating us as equal Americans before you lecture somebody and don't give me that I'm an individual garbage. We are Americans that descend from Africa, thats where our ancestry began and it matters not that we have never been there. You are not a descendant of an original here, Lakota, Billyboom and the other members of the First Nations are. And in fact the name America is not the original name of this continent. So again, whites do not get to determine what other groups call themselves.Sorry. But, you never hear me describing myself as an Irish American. I'm just American. That is the way it is, if you are American. I really don't care if you are black. I really don't care if people are gay, or bi, or trans, either, as long as not trying rub my face in it. I care if you are a decent person, not an asshole. I care if you have decent values in the way you handle yourself and interact with others. I care whether you can be counted on by decent people. I care whether you handle your responsibilities and hold yourself responsible for your actions. I care whether you honor yourself enough to keep your word. I care whether you can be trusted not to steal or attack. I give not a rats ass for (insert national origin here) American. Oh, and I have only flown over the land of my ancestors, never landed there. My ancestor were probably good people, but they weren't American until they came here and became Americans.