LoneLaugher
Diamond Member
Dumb shits.
You will note that she did not ask to be called a "black American" nor a "negro American" either.
Basically, people who prefer being called "African American" do so because the other labels don't fit reality. There are no Americans with black skin....and those who have brown skin are not all a single shade of brown. It isn't being PC to desire being called something that isn't a color. This label indicates heritage....much like "Italian American" or "Native American".
If this nation weren't rife with bigots who find making racial distinctions so fucking vital to their world view, we wouldn't ever use any of these terms. Minority Americans have been trying to be recognized as simply "American" for this nation's entire history.
You will note that she did not ask to be called a "black American" nor a "negro American" either.
Basically, people who prefer being called "African American" do so because the other labels don't fit reality. There are no Americans with black skin....and those who have brown skin are not all a single shade of brown. It isn't being PC to desire being called something that isn't a color. This label indicates heritage....much like "Italian American" or "Native American".
If this nation weren't rife with bigots who find making racial distinctions so fucking vital to their world view, we wouldn't ever use any of these terms. Minority Americans have been trying to be recognized as simply "American" for this nation's entire history.