MikeRox said:
Aeolus451 said:
It's a nationality and not a race. It is not one race or ethnicity. America is comprised of many races and it's a very young country. Because it's a multi-racial country, it has no true ethnicity that defines it like china, japan or africa.
If a black or white person were born in china, they would still be white or black but they would be of a chinese nationality. Sometimes, people will use nationaltiy to define their race.
You're more or less thinking of the old way of defining race. The majority of countries have one race and it matches the nationality of the country. Otherwise known as pure blood countries.
Maybe in a few centuries or more, when the different ethnicities in america have blended to the point where you can't tell me apart, it would be more appropriate to think of american as a ethnicity.
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Again you are changing the definition of the word to fit your own narrower definition.
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No, I'm simply explaining how the majority of americans see nationality and race. Older countries that have mainly one ethnicity in their country wouldn't see the difference between race and nationality like an american would. Americans often define themselves by their ethnicity first than many other things before they'll just plainly say they're american.
I'm mixed with between irish, swedish, japanese and cherokee indian. I kinda just pick one based on my mood and check that box when I'm asked about my race. haha. If you put 10 americans into a room and asked them what their race or ethnicity was, none of them of would say american.
