does he like rap music?

3/26/2008 6:06:45 PM

btw, "white" and "african american" are not mutually exclusive, as this guy's example shows.

so the OP's question is stupid.

he is BOTH.

3/26/2008 6:08:52 PM

^not if he likes journey

3/26/2008 6:17:06 PM

Does he look like a bitch?

3/26/2008 6:17:52 PM

if a guy who lived his whole life in africa can't claim african, how far back do your ancestors need to have lived in africa to be determned african?

100 years?

200 years?

1000 years?

10000 years?

3/26/2008 6:45:59 PM

Quote :

"he is BOTH."

3/26/2008 6:54:01 PM

why is it white. You can call me German-American or i'll cry racist!!1

if white = white, black=black.

Deal with it.

3/26/2008 7:04:20 PM

i knew a guy in highschool who immigrated from south africa. he put "african american" on all of his college entrance paperwork.

now, he was a smart guy and would've probably gotten in regardless, but he ended up going to Princeton.

3/26/2008 7:07:28 PM

Quote :

"TKEshultz: putting political correctness aside, hes more african american than any black person born in the us"

No, he's not more African American.

No white person will ever be more African American than any black person.

3/26/2008 7:38:53 PM

3/26/2008 7:39:41 PM

bru

3/26/2008 7:40:42 PM

^^^man, Bridget, just go fuck a black guy already.

3/26/2008 7:46:04 PM

3/26/2008 7:57:52 PM

So is he an American citizen? If not, what would make him African-American? Wouldn't he just be African?

3/26/2008 8:15:43 PM

just another example of the black man puttin us down

3/26/2008 8:19:31 PM

[Edited on March 26, 2008 at 8:21 PM. Reason : nh]

3/26/2008 8:20:55 PM

3/26/2008 8:42:37 PM

Quote :

"the way i always thought it worked: (insert nationality)-American meant that you were from the other nation and had come to America IN YOUR LIFETIME. then ethnicity is something very different"

that was my thought as well.

if they are Chinese and then moved and became a citizen of Mexico I would call that person a chinese mexican.

3/26/2008 9:17:57 PM

Quote :

" No white person will ever be more African American than any black person"

except ones that are actually african american in the true sense of the category

im european american, but a black person born in london who has moved here is more european american than i

3/26/2008 9:34:07 PM

^^^hahah I was waiting to post that one


lawlz

3/26/2008 9:46:19 PM

Quote :

"TKEshultz: except ones that are actually african american in the true sense of the category"

It's not that hard to understand. A little history on the term:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American#The_term_.22African_American.22

I mean, I see that you're really focused on your understanding of the "true sense of the category," but yours is not the true sense of the term. In fact, yours is the sense of a smartass middle-schooler who doesn't know shit about history.

3/26/2008 10:08:46 PM

One of my students at UT last week referred to hanging out with his "ethnic" friends. And after seeing me stumbling over what the hell he meant by ethnic (I've only heard this refer to people of Asian decent), he clarified and said African-American.

wha...what?

Is it wrong to say black these days?

3/26/2008 10:15:21 PM

What about the people from North Africa?

3/26/2008 10:42:23 PM

If he's not a citizen he is probably just African. Actually he could be Afrikaans American. Am I RITE?

3/26/2008 10:44:15 PM

Quote :

"In fact, yours is the sense of a smartass middle-schooler who doesn't know shit about history. "

"Ideas and definitions of race have changed over time, depending on social and political climate."

1977
Government defines race/ethnic categories
In response to civil rights legislation, the federal Office of Management and Budget issues Directive 15, creating standard government race and ethnic categories for the first time. The categories are meant to aid agencies, but they are arbitrary, inconsistent, and based on varying assumptions. For example, "Black" is defined as a "racial group" but "white" is not. "Hispanic" reflects Spanish colonization and excludes non-Spanish parts of Central and South America; while "American Indian or Alaskan Native" requires "cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition" - a condition of no other category.



so flame on for me being politically incorrect and disagreeing with the PC 'true sense of the word', but my understanding of the word is not limited to a racial classification

3/27/2008 12:14:30 AM

I'm african american in the pants

3/27/2008 12:15:55 AM

hes white

3/27/2008 12:16:45 AM

i'm caucasian american dammit, and you better not call me white

3/27/2008 8:27:59 AM

^You'll need to get at least 50 million people on board with that before you can demand everybody call you "Caucasian American."

As a white person, I'm voting for "Pale-Faced Devil-American." Who's with me?

Let's get this movement started!!!

3/27/2008 8:38:09 AM

You can be white and anything. It's not like he's european-african-american. He's just white and african american.

3/27/2008 8:44:01 AM

i bet they call him white devil there

3/27/2008 8:54:33 AM

charlize theron is more african american than me

3/27/2008 9:04:20 AM

im not voting for the pale-faced devil-american, im voting for the caucasian american man

3/27/2008 12:24:32 PM

i wonder why the NAACP never changed their title to NAAAA? seems racist that they aren't changing their way of thinking? they are living in the past.....

3/27/2008 12:56:17 PM

Quote :

"what if a black guy is born in asia, is he african american? or asian american?"

He would be Blasian

or Blackanese


[Edited on March 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM. Reason : .]

3/27/2008 12:56:34 PM

WHITE PEOPLE! EH-EH-EH-EH-EH!
BLACK PEOPLE! DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO!
I'm too lazy to post the video.

3/27/2008 1:06:33 PM

race/ethnicity/nationality

learn the differences.

3/27/2008 1:14:55 PM