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I wouldnt call that racism per se. You didn't imply your race is superior or theirs is inferior, which is real racism.



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Are black people in different countries called African *insert country name*. Also, do black people really prefer to be called "african american", or do they not care if you just say black. Maybe I'm not right in the head but to me it's almost more racist when people say "african american" because it's like they're going out of their way to not sound racist which in turn makes them more racist. When I played soccer on all black teams, or all brown teams I don't care if they call me white boy. I certainly wouldn't expect them to go out of their way to say "the canadian from romania".



I was walking down along the street and I heard this voice saying, "Good evening, Mr. Dowd." Well, I turned around and here was this big six-foot rabbit leaning up against a lamp-post. Well, I thought nothing of that because when you've lived in a town as long as I've lived in this one, you get used to the fact that everybody knows your name.

HesAPooka said:
Are black people in different countries called African *insert country name*. Also, do black people really prefer to be called "african american", or do they not care if you just say black. Maybe I'm not right in the head but to me it's almost more racist when people say "african american" because it's like they're going out of their way to not sound racist which in turn makes them more racist. When I played soccer on all black teams, or all brown teams I don't care if they call me white boy. I certainly wouldn't expect them to go out of their way to say "the canadian from romania".

Usually they are only called African-American if they are of American slave descent. Black people from, say, Haiti will want to be called Haitian Americans (which is why "American Slave" is the qualifier, as most Caribbean blacks are slave-descended too), or if they're from Africa, called Nigerian-American, Eritrean-American, etc. Since slave ancestry is so far back, its likely to be too mixed to sift out an individual African legacy, or even more simply the slavers didn't really keep records of where the slaves were acquired (though American slaves were usually from somewhere between Gabon and Guinea)



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I think you and your girlfriend should be ashamed, I personally find it distasteful and morally repugnant. People have a hard enough life without the added complication of being stereotyped because of the race that they are.



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HesAPooka said:
Are black people in different countries called African *insert country name*. Also, do black people really prefer to be called "african american", or do they not care if you just say black. Maybe I'm not right in the head but to me it's almost more racist when people say "african american" because it's like they're going out of their way to not sound racist which in turn makes them more racist. When I played soccer on all black teams, or all brown teams I don't care if they call me white boy. I certainly wouldn't expect them to go out of their way to say "the canadian from romania".


Well black people in england are not called african english or anything stupid like that lol

 

In answer to your question, that was pretty fucked up of your GF. To have a suspicion is one thing. To act upon it with no proof is another. I am Italian/jamaican living in england. I have dreadlocks and have had strangers come up to me asking me where they can purchase weed/cheese/peng whatever you want to call it. 

Thing is i dont even smoke fags nevermind anything else.



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HesAPooka said:
Are black people in different countries called African *insert country name*. Also, do black people really prefer to be called "african american", or do they not care if you just say black. Maybe I'm not right in the head but to me it's almost more racist when people say "african american" because it's like they're going out of their way to not sound racist which in turn makes them more racist. When I played soccer on all black teams, or all brown teams I don't care if they call me white boy. I certainly wouldn't expect them to go out of their way to say "the canadian from romania".

Usually they are only called African-American if they are of American slave descent. Black people from, say, Haiti will want to be called Haitian Americans (which is why "American Slave" is the qualifier, as most Caribbean blacks are slave-descended too), or if they're from Africa, called Nigerian-American, Eritrean-American, etc. Since slave ancestry is so far back, its likely to be too mixed to sift out an individual African legacy, or even more simply the slavers didn't really keep records of where the slaves were acquired (though American slaves were usually from somewhere between Gabon and Guinea)


Hmm that's very interesting. I was only asking cause here in Canada most black people don't care if you just call them black people. The only obvious problem they have is if you use the N word, but that's a given. I had noticed  the whole African American thing was a far larger issue in the states. Thanks for clearing that up.



I was walking down along the street and I heard this voice saying, "Good evening, Mr. Dowd." Well, I turned around and here was this big six-foot rabbit leaning up against a lamp-post. Well, I thought nothing of that because when you've lived in a town as long as I've lived in this one, you get used to the fact that everybody knows your name.

Enough talk! We need to go to the punishment!! While there is a rule or something like that that off site behavoir can't be punished by the mods clearly spurgey wants it.. Suggestions are welcome..



 

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sales2099 said:
I wouldnt call that racism per se. You didn't imply your race is superior or theirs is inferior, which is real racism.

He implied their race is inferior, i.e. they're drug dealers. That's pretty much racism. Although points for copping to it!



You should know better than to stereotype others like that.

lol @it turned it was for one of your family members. Why did you toss it tho?? I would've at least tried some. Didn't your family member mind you tossed his weed?