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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: King Shizzo on February 04, 2015, 05:51:13 AM
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We dont refer to white people as European Americans or oriental people as Asian Americans, so why are black people ok with being labeled as basically a sub-standard American?
Everyone else are just Americans, but that black fella over there is an African American ???
Blatant racism right under everyone's noses.
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fuck off
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fuck off
What is your problem?
Its a valid point, and something to think about.
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Nigs will never be happy because they'll always be nigs.
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if there proud of their origins then it should feel good to be called African American. But I see your point.
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and they even only have one month of February while whites have the rest?
the bigotry
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if there proud of their origins then it should feel good to be called African American. But I see your point.
I see your point, but I am more in line with what someone like Morgan Freeman thinks.
"Im not an African American, I am an American. We dont need a single month set aside for us".
Not a direct quote, but the jist of what he was saying.
We cant make progress by living in the past.
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do you feel proud to call yourself an American?
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What's funny is that in South Texas in particular those folks with Mexican roots can be very particular about it. Some label them Mexican-Americans, some Hispanics (which some folks with Mexican roots despise), some Latino, some Chicano, etc.....
Most of the time it's the folks that insist upon being referred to as Mexican or Mexican-American that are the most outspoken. I'll ask what city in Mexico they were born? Their answer, "I was born in Texas". I'll ask what city in Mexico their parents were born in. Their answer, "They were born in Texas." I'll ask what city in Mexico their grandparents were born in? Their answer, "They were born in Texas." I'll ask what city in Mexico their great grandparents were born in? Their answer will either be,"My great grandparents were both in [random city in Mexico]," or "my great grandparents were born in Texas, but my great, great grandparents were born in [random city in Mexico]."
Summary, aside from their great, great grandparents everyone else is an American. Not a Mexican. Not a Mexican-American. Just an American. I've never filled out a job application with "German/Irish-American" because my great, great, great grandparents were born in Germany and Ireland LOL.
Basically, the term "African-American" is meaningless for the vast majority of blacks unless they themselves were born in Africa. And even if they were born in Africa and became American citizens they are now Americans. Enough of this hyphenated "[blank]-American" stuff. If someone is born in another country and has dual citizenship in the country of their birth and America and maintains a permanent residence in both countries then use the hyphenated name thing ::). From what I understand though, the laws of dual citizenship in most countries are very restrictive and selective (I can't speak to it in any depth).
For me the issue is borderline pretentious nonsense.
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if there proud of their origins then it should feel good to be called African American. But I see your point.
I agree there's nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage and knowing your roots.
I'm proud of mine and I've learned about them, but because I have roots in Ireland and Germany yet born in the US doesn't mean I should label myself a German/Irish-American LOL.
I've never been to Germany or Ireland. I'm just an average, stoopid, fat American with first world problems.
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Most black people in America couldn't find Africa on a map........of Africa. :-\
But hey if it means that they are productive members of society and don't account for a disproportionate number of welfare recipients and prison inmates, I'm all for it...... Oh wait
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there's a long list of people that would want nothing more than become american citizens, and here we have people that are, but rather not say or see themselves as americans? that is some ungrateful unpatriotic shit right there >:(
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http://www.sodahead.com/living/is-the-term-african-american-an-outdated-term/question-2439807/
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It's simple do I call my self British American because my family came here from there 300 years ago? No. I'm American and if you where born in Africa and moved here and are now a U.S. citizen then you are a African American
My ex wife was white and born in South Africa 7 generationa of her family was from tgere. She was a African American and some black guy got into it with her because he said he was African American and she wasn't.
Your not African American if your born in the U.S. your American.
I wouldn't move to Mexico and say I'm a American mexican it's a stupid concept. But some want to be proud of there home and I get it
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http://www.sodahead.com/living/is-the-term-african-american-an-outdated-term/question-2439807/
Just pathetic. He can't even make up his own dumbass thread topics, he needs to plagerize them.
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your all british really and the brits are all ROMAN
so we are all fuking italian.
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It's simple do I call my self British American because my family came here from there 300 years ago? No. I'm American and if you where born in Africa and moved here and are now a U.S. citizen then you are a African American
My ex wife was white and born in South Africa 7 generationa of her family was from tgere. She was a African American and some black guy got into it with her because he said he was African American and she wasn't.
Your not African American if your born in the U.S. your American.
I wouldn't move to Mexico and say I'm a American mexican it's a stupid concept. But some want to be proud of there home and I get it
This is where I have issue because for the VAST majority of outspoken folks on this issue the "home they are proud of" is not their home LOL.....America is their only home.
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your all british really and the brits are all ROMAN
so we are all fuking italian.
the Scottish aren't
they couldn't conquer scotland
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Yes Shizzo, it is, especially considering it doesn't identify who we are. Hebrew Israelites or our case, Yahuda. It's all good though...Soon...Soon...
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Hebrew is the preferred nomenclature.
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Most black people in America couldn't find Africa on a map........of Africa. :-\
But hey if it means that they are productive members of society and don't account for a disproportionate number of welfare recipients and prison inmates, I'm all for it...... Oh wait
Shush. Edomite, your time is coming. Thief.
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Hebrew is the preferred nomenclature.
The chinaman is not the issue here dude
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This is where I have issue because for the VAST majority of outspoken folks on this issue the "home they are proud of" is not their home LOL.....America is their only home.
Exactly I was talking about. I'm talking about those who are moved from another country and that really is the home.
No the black guy that dosnt know anyone past his American grandma can't speak about Africa as his home
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http://www.sodahead.com/living/is-the-term-african-american-an-outdated-term/question-2439807/
Hey, I never said I was the only person to contemplate such an issue.
What I will say, is that I did not get my idea for this thred from another thread on another forum. If I make a thread about a news story, then I give a link to the source article.
Then we have aj who will believe what anyone says, and even though I just fuck around with him, his hatred for me is obvious.
I dont steal direct threads from other websites. This is the only forum I read.
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do you feel proud to call yourself an American?
Yes. Why wouldnt I?
No country is perfect.
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Yes Shizzo, it is, especially considering it doesn't identify who we are. Hebrew Israelites or our case, Yahuda. It's all good though...Soon...Soon...
I am sure many upstanding black people feel the same way.
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I find it dumb as well...
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Army of Cum is the guy who rips off threads from other forums.
Was it white guilt who came up with "African American"? It might have been a better alternative than the other "horrible" ways people used to describe black people, but it sounds like another way to divide us.
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I am sure many upstanding black people feel the same way.
You'd be surprised. Soon... Soon...
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Most black people in America couldn't find Africa on a map........of Africa. :-\
But hey if it means that they are productive members of society and don't account for a disproportionate number of welfare recipients and prison inmates, I'm all for it...... Oh wait
Shush. Edomite, your time is coming. Thief.
Exactly!! Hold your forked tongue behind your yellow teeth you so-called "white" devil spawn of Esau!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnlayh_perfect-hate-towards-edomites_news (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnlayh_perfect-hate-towards-edomites_news)
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Nigs will never be happy because they'll always be nigs.
They are professional malcontents. Attempting to remedy their grievances only leads to more grievances.
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the Scottish aren't
they couldn't conquer scotland
but the Scotish voted to stay conquered by the English
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Yes Shizzo, it is, especially considering it doesn't identify who we are. Hebrew Israelites or our case, Yahuda. It's all good though...Soon...Soon...
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Then we have aj who will believe what anyone says, and even though I just fuck around with him, his hatred for me is obvious.
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Persecution complex?
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Persecution complex?
I hear you are partial to the name Toby.
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I hear you are partial to the name Toby.
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If it makes you happy, I guess you can call me Toby. Like Toby McGuire?
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Exactly!! Hold your forked tongue behind your yellow teeth you so-called "white" devil spawn of Esau!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnlayh_perfect-hate-towards-edomites_news (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnlayh_perfect-hate-towards-edomites_news)
More ramblings by religious cuckoos. How can anyone take them seriously? :-\ :-\
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If it makes you happy, I guess you can call me Toby. Like Toby McGuire?
No, like Toby from Roots.
Youtube the scene from that show.
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Morgan Freeman says it better than I ever could.
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We dont refer to white people as European Americans or oriental people as Asian Americans, so why are black people ok with being labeled as basically a sub-standard American?
Everyone else are just Americans, but that black fella over there is an African American ???
Blatant racism right under everyone's noses.
Who decided on the term African American? Was it not African Americans themselves? Interestingly enough, some of the African Americans I've met call each other n i g g a, which is about as politically incorrect and demeaning at one can get.
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Black. White. Get over it.
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We all know where the term negro came from. It's the Spanish/Portuguese word for "black".
I still say that the N-word may have originated from the original slave owners describing where they got some of the slaves from.
How long has N i g e r been the name of a city in Africa?
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Black. White. Get over it.
What about my point in the original post?
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What about my point in the original post?
Irrelevant. You just want to talk about you.
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Irrelevant. You just want to talk about you.
That is a bullshit excuse. I wasn't the one who strayed off topic.
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How long has N i g e r been the name of a city in Africa?
N i g e r is a country and a river in Africa. Not a city.
Edit: and it sure as fuck shouldn't get auto-changed to "guy" FFS.
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That is a bullshit excuse. I wasn't the one who strayed off topic.
The King of Irrelevance. ::)
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African American
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What about my point in the original post?
What about your point? Do you have a suggestion as to what African American's should be called? If so, doesn't this beg the question as to anointed you, as a Caucasian, to decide what a Negroid should be called.
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People are too sensitive.
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What about your point? Do you have a suggestion as to what African American's should be called? If so, doesn't this beg the question as to anointed you, as a Caucasian, to decide what a Negroid should be called.
'Paternalism,' is the word you're looking for.
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People are too sensitive.
You may be right. If someone calls me whitey, I'm okay with it.
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What about your point? Do you have a suggestion as to what African American's should be called? If so, doesn't this beg the question as to anointed you, as a Caucasian, to decide what a Negroid should be called.
Negroid? Is that a black robot?
Did you watch the Morgan Freeman clip? He is right. All of us should focus on the person, and the name of that person, then just pointing and saying: "The white guy over there, or the black dude...........
Color is a big part in the divide.
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N i g e r is a country and a river in Africa. Not a city.
Edit: and it sure as fuck shouldn't get auto-changed to "guy" FFS.
Oh yeah we used to have a field day seeing that one on the globe way back in the third grade.
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N i g e r is a country and a river in Africa. Not a city.
Edit: and it sure as fuck shouldn't get auto-changed to "guy" FFS.
My point still stands. Its a valid theory.
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You may be right. If someone calls me whitey, I'm okay with it.
I've been called all sorts of things. As long as I'm paid, I don't give a damn.
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'Paternalism,' is the word you're looking for.
Would it be soft or hard paternalism?