DEBuckeye
It ain't easy, bein' cheesy.
I was debating this with someone the other day- why is it that we have to use the phrase "African American" when referring to a black person, but it's ok to refer to a white person as "white"?
I have a friend who lives here with his wife- both are from Kenya. Now that's what I consider an African American. But the black people who were born and raised in Philly, but want to be called African American? They're no more "African" than the rest of us.
But it's ok to call me white without worrying about my feelings or my roots. (I couldn't care less, by the way...) If we're going to run around doing this, then I should be referred to as a German American, even though I was born and raised here in the US.
It just doesn't make sense to me.
I have a friend who lives here with his wife- both are from Kenya. Now that's what I consider an African American. But the black people who were born and raised in Philly, but want to be called African American? They're no more "African" than the rest of us.
But it's ok to call me white without worrying about my feelings or my roots. (I couldn't care less, by the way...) If we're going to run around doing this, then I should be referred to as a German American, even though I was born and raised here in the US.
It just doesn't make sense to me.