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13407791, I like it more than African American
Posted by Boogie Stimuli, Sun Oct-11-20 07:49 PM
My ancestors could've been indigenous or from somewhere else for all I know.


>I don’t. I’ve always considered myself to be African
>American. There is no country called Black or White, or Negro
>for that matter.



There's no country called Africa or African either.



>Tar is black. Graphite is black.



So are the cosmos.



>By not recognizing the
>continent or land that I come from, is a disregard to my
>ancestors and bloodline.




Are you doing country or continent? You said country first, now you're saying continent. That said, do you know what country in Africa you hail from? People born on the continent tend to refer to themselves by the country they come from.



>In the 80s, black activists met at operation Push, and they
>all decided that our population would no longer go by the
>phrase Black American. This is how the phrase or title African
>American came about.
>
>The term Black became popular in the late 60s and 70s, because
>our population no longer wanted to be called Colored or Negro
>Americans.



And in 2016 or so, many began referring to themselves as ADOS for political reasons. We all have the freedom to self-identify. Given our unique history, that can only be respected.




>Every other population is recognized by the name of the
>country or region they come from: Chinese American, Latin
>American or Mexican
>American, etc.
>
>What is your take?



My take on that last part is every other population has a very different history from us. They usually aren't anymore than 3 generations removed from a homeland that they can visit and be welcomed in by relatives with whom they are in contact with or at least know of them. That ain't us, so it's a bad comparison imo.