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After centuries of changing names, some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
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<blockquote data-quote="dies-l" data-source="post: 59767554"><p>If one person wants to be called "black" and another "African-American", what is wrong with simply just trying to defer to one's preference? </p><p></p><p>Obviously, you can't always do so, such as when referring to a group of people, but I think that more often than not, it is not that hard just to respect individuals' preferences. </p><p></p><p>I personally prefer the term African American, because I have yet to meet a person with black skin, and "black" is often used to imply moral evil or darkness. When it is necessary to speak of my children's race I will call them "African American" or biracial. Our oldest, who is biracial, has skin that is not much darker than my own. Our younger two have skin that is a very beautiful shade of brown. And, I don't refer to myself as white, as my skin is more of a beige/light pink/peach color.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dies-l, post: 59767554"] If one person wants to be called "black" and another "African-American", what is wrong with simply just trying to defer to one's preference? Obviously, you can't always do so, such as when referring to a group of people, but I think that more often than not, it is not that hard just to respect individuals' preferences. I personally prefer the term African American, because I have yet to meet a person with black skin, and "black" is often used to imply moral evil or darkness. When it is necessary to speak of my children's race I will call them "African American" or biracial. Our oldest, who is biracial, has skin that is not much darker than my own. Our younger two have skin that is a very beautiful shade of brown. And, I don't refer to myself as white, as my skin is more of a beige/light pink/peach color. [/QUOTE]
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