>I feel similarly about folks who
>don't use the term "African
>American" because its "vague", yet
>have no problem tagging the
>term "African" on anybody from
>the continent, regardless of their
>culture, region of origin, religion
>etc. If I'm an "African",
>why aren't you an "African
>American"? That one's for you,
>BooDah.

I'll be washing the salty from that one off for days. :-)

I distain post jacks, so why not start a new thread. If you really want to discuss this I'll be happy to elabrate there.
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