My thing is if The African American are from africa where are the white Americans from? if this race is  not origionally from America so why is this race deamed to be'Americans' and The Native race is called Native Americans.
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We call ourselves Native becuase the Creator put us here, not anywhere else.  The whole Bering Straight thing is BS.  We are smart enough to know where we are from-its no mystery to us.\n\nIf your descendants are Native to Europe, then youre European.  Asia, then Asian.  You people came from somewhere and it wasn't here, so do some research.  if you just dont know, fine, call yourself Native American and see how that works out for you.  I bet you'll find it dosent work out too good.  Most Indians I know prefer to go by our first names anyway.
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I think the walk outs were a justification for everyone who is sick and tired of the White Man controling everthing.... lol  Just playing.  Im in germany right now but if i was in San Jose California, I would most definetly walk with my friends, because in the end, a color is just that, a color.  I see these people are people who could really make America what its supposed to be. A GREAT MELTING POT. Just think If America after the Revolutionary War barred immigrants from entering.  The great build up would of never occured. The word freedom would of never existed, and by golly ;-) I wouldnt be here today. I have the great pleasure of being mixed with black, White and 2 types of American indian.  if anything, i have more of a say so than any white person! I think we should use Europe as an example as a long term goal. Open Borders! By the way, What nationaility are you Kittee???
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Sure, white people can be considered a minority; it just depends on the scale you're looking at.  If you're talking about the United States, you will never hear white people referred to as a minority category, even though I think I recently heard they have fallen below 50% of the population; it's just that no other ethnic group has a greater percentage.  But if you're looking at a neighborhood, or even a city or state, it is quite possible for white people to be the minority.  I'm white, and I used to live in Harlem, so I was definitely a minority.  I got called "whitey" quite often... but then maybe I asked for it, as I was training for long-distance road races at the time, running through Harlem in really short shorts and no shirt!  Anyway, I think it's a valuable experience for everyone to be put in the position of being a visible minority at least once in their life.
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First not all African Americans are offended when he/she is called black. Some people are sensitive and some people are not. Realizing that some people have a problem with that shouldn't be the first thing that is noticeable. There are some Caucasians that have a problem being called White Breed. Everyone has there reasons and no matter what that's the way some people are. \nThe biggest question is will racisim every be concored? That's a never ending thing because yet again everyone thinks different, the thing about that is don't take it so personal.
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the reasoning behind using african american is that people of african descent across the globe are one of the only groups in the world (along with the gypsies) who really cant pinpoint a place where our ancestors derived from (true they came from africa, but africa is a continent, not a country).  so a couple of years ago in the us, in an attempt to say that we have a heritage too, the term african american was coined.  nowadays tho, most african americans call themselves black because not only does it connect us more with other people of african descent across the globe but it also distinguishes us from white africans.  hope this helped.  oh yea, i think you'd technically be african american.  i had a teacher in highschool from south africa and he said that he does have the option of checkin african american down on applications and what not but he usually puts white or other.
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Think about America as a whole. Americans think that our country is the best , therefore, AmericaNS "are the best." \n\nALso a strange part of our culture is that we call all blacks African Americans even though they could be from other places like the Carribbean or Haiti. \n\nA lot of Americans are ignnorant. You just have to brush it off.
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I think this is a good question that cannot be answered broadly.. It's not fair to say "a lot of african americans are racist toward white people" Just like it isn't fair to say "a lot of white people are racist toward african americans" .. granted it is easier to "name call" racism stemming from "white people" but from what I know about history african american people were opressed by whites for a very long time..\n\nContinue to open your mind and be friendly with people of all cultures, backgrounds, skin color, etc.  The world is a more interesting place with diversity, you can't change other peoples' minds, so do the best you can with your own.
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black people from africa that are now U.S. citizens are african americans, there is no such thing as africa america
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I always find it a little humorous when African Americans make a huge issue of it (for the record I am African American).  The reason is because most people who fall under the category of African American are not exclusively black-African themselves. Most of us (myself included) are a mixture of west African, European, and Native American ancestry.  If it wasn't for my ancestors "crossing the lines" I wouldn't be in existence, and most of the nay sayers wouldn't either, no matter their race. \nI think it is more of a way of saying that a good numbers of African Americans, and Americans as a whole still have unresolved issues about race.  But it is blinding and selfish. That is to say people who make a big deal over interracial dating are thinking about self, and projecting it out to others that they can see themselves in. \n\nFor instance it may not be so hard to find a Latino who objects to Latinos dating outside of their race, but probably could care less if an Asian and an African American date together, as he/she cannot see themself in the scenario.  \n\nA white person may not like the idea of a white person with a middle easterner, but probably would be indifferent to a Native American and a Samoan dating, for the same reason.
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Good question. No, I don't call people by "colour". They're people first.\n\nBut I don't get it how we're supposed to call black coloured people African American when some of them have been Americans or from Caribean for numerous generations. Many have never been to the continent of Africa and their parents and grandparents haven't been either.\n\nA lot of Asian Americans have never been to Asia -- or their parents or grandparents either.\n\nWhites get called whites, not European Americans or Hungarian - Icelandic -  French - Samoan Americans.... the whole ethnic thing gets old fast. \n\nEverybody's got 2 parents. Say your mom is British and your dad is Bulgarian. Your mom's mom is Swedish, your mom's dad is half Colombian and half British. Your dad's mom is Danish and your dad's dad is 1/4 Russian, 1/4 Bulgarian, 1/2 Irish...... if you think multi-ethnic backgrounds like "Irish - Bulgarian - Russian - Danish - British - Colombian - Swedish - American" is insane look at the background of somebody like Keanu Reeves. \n\nMaybe we can all get off the differences bandwagon and focus on similarities for a change.\n\nWe're all ONE race. It's called THE HUMAN RACE.
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I have heard many white/Caucasian Americans call themselves Irish-American, or Italian-American etc.  It's just the fact that as the "Melting pot" we feel like we have to have an extra identifier.\n\nBecause of the negative connotation with the word Black I preferred African American, until I went to Africa.  That experience taught me how truly American I am.  African American is a huge misnomer.\n\nSo I prefer American, but if you must be specific Black or Brown.
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wow.... i'm sorry but this is a really dumb question. but if you really want an answer as to why you THINK all black americans look alike whereas other blacks don't, then here goes....\n\nblack americans usually don't have reservations about marrying and having children with other black americans, regardless of their true origin. (we won't even get into the unfortunate idea that many black americans don't know their true country of origin... thanks america!)\n\nso anyway, some "pure" africans (and caribbeans for that matter - don't forget we exist too!) tend to marry and have children with people from their same country. this is why the physical features of haitians, nigerians, ghanians, jamaicans, etc... might be a little more noticeable to you than those of the black americans.
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That is a good question.  Most of you are looking at it wrong.  Yes there are racist people all over.  He just asked about one group of people, white people.  In your opinion why are white people so racist?  In my opinion most of the racist white people I have met are that way because of history.  History teaches us that the white man or Caucasian or what ever they want to be called accomplished everything.  Even to the discover of America, but how can you discover something that was not lost.  The Indians where there to greet them.  If society stop asking about a person race it would be a step toward stopping racism.  What does the color of my skin have to do with the knowledge I have.  I don't like being called an African American, because what do you call a white person from Africa, they are African descent but now lives in America.
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Where would American be without migration?  \n\nI have no idea how you can sit there and say that white people are better than blacks because they've been chosen by God.  Are you crazy?! Even if you are a creationist and don't believe in evolution, the first people were in the MIDDLE EAST.  Jesus was JEWISH !  I mean - come on! \n\nPeople of all colors can be racist - sounds like your husband is. I grew up in Alabama, so let me tell you - there are a lot of obstacles that African Americans still have to overcome.  There are MILLIONS of racist white people and MILLIONS of racist black people.  You have to stop seeing people in regards to their skin color.\n\nJust so that you know - Britain, Spain and France didn't go around conquering countries so that they could "civilize" them.  They wanted MONEY and LAND - they took missionaries with them and converted the people to Christianity/Catholicism because it made them easier to deal with - easier to assimilate.\n\nDon't get it in your head that white people are better than blacks, Middle Easterners, or Asians.  That's RACIST, the very thing that you're accusing African Americans of.
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Some people say that since there is a Central, South, and North America, people in the US aren't the only Americans. It is annoying because we have been called Americans forever, and I don't know why this word is popping up now.
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Well, some historical context is in order. You're talking about a group of people who have been killed, tortured, hated, etc. for the COLOR of their skin. "African American" is just a political solution to try and change a historical perception that black = less than.\n\nYou don't need to be called german american because "white" does not have a negative connotation, historically or in general.
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I never even knew that black people fought on the confederate side.  Why is there a black history month and not a Native American History month?  Native Americans were the first choice for slaves but European disease wiped out most of them and so the Europeans turned to Africa.  So I think I need a Native American Month.  And while we are at it, German American Month and Korean American Month for my bestfriend.  And I have friends from India so they need their own month too.  Who should I contact?