Hey guys, this is not racist...
Anyway - I have a friend from South-Africa who is White...He know lives here in Brazil working with me, but we got in a conversation about how the US makes you "check your race" on applications (as it is the only country I have seen it) On my Euro docs and my Brazilian docs (not brazilian, just live here) it says "European/North American"
Anyway - My South African friend checked "African-American" on his American drivers license test, and was refused to check it because they said QUOTE "White people can not be African-American" HE IS FROM "AFRICA" since his COUNTRY is IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA - So if he became an American Citizen he would be "AFRICAN-AMERICAN" would he not??
Ok, so why don't we just say Black? Or "North American" or "South American", European, etc?
A black person from ENGLAND is not "African-American"
Don't you guys agree? AFRICA is a continent in the first place, not a country, so yes in a way if your ROOTS DO GO TO AFRICA you can be "African-American" or "African-English" I could agree with that....
Black people in Brazil are called "Negro" (Portuguese for Black) but statistically are called "South American" just like WHITES, YELLOW, GREENS, etc...Everyone in Europe (from what I remember) On the new Euro Doc (mine is from 2002 even though I was living in the US, I still had a Euro pass, or whatever it was called then. And it said "Italy- United Nations"
I don't know...It seems "African-American" is racist to me...
Also, a technical correct term for someone BORN in the United States would be "United Staten" not "American" considering there are 40 odd "American" countries...
Fuck racist government thoughts...
Thoughts?