racism

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Okay... so what about the use of the term "African American" vs. "black?" One of the problems I have with the term "African American" is that it only applies to residents of one particular continent. What if a person is from the UK or an actual country in Africa? They are not "African Americans" simply by being physically present in the Americas. Or maybe they are? And would they take offense at being called "American?" By contrast "black" is an actual ethnic descriptor, and it is officially recognized as a demographic characteristic by most organizations.

What about a Jamaican person who has recently moved to America, but is not an American citizen? What do we call them?

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

What about a Jamaican person who has recently moved to America, but is not an American citizen? What do we call them?

Stoned

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Stoned

Ba-dum-pssshhh.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

What about a Jamaican person who has recently moved to America, but is not an American citizen? What do we call them?

jamaican me crazy!

[rubytuesday]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

What about a Jamaican person who has recently moved to America, but is not an American citizen? What do we call them?

Aren't they African American too? They were brought over from western Africa to the Americas. America isn't a country remember. They're not native to Jamaica, they're Africans in a country in the Americas so I would have thought they'd be African American too.