Comments on: You’re Not African, You’re a Black American http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/2009/05/20/youre-not-african-youre-a-black-american/ From Grandmas Kitchen Boiling Point Blog discusses a variety of controversial issues from politics to culture. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:26:24 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cinnamon http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/2009/05/20/youre-not-african-youre-a-black-american/#comment-1998 Cinnamon Tue, 18 May 2010 21:15:08 +0000 http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/?p=261#comment-1998 ...and I don't mind the term at all. It more accurately defines my origins as oppose to black american. …and I don’t mind the term at all. It more accurately defines my origins as oppose to black american.

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]]> By: Cinnamon http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/2009/05/20/youre-not-african-youre-a-black-american/#comment-1997 Cinnamon Tue, 18 May 2010 21:12:12 +0000 http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/?p=261#comment-1997 Like the person above me mentioned, our culture is laced and mixed with many African elements from foods, traditions, music...I mean, what were you expecting considering that (Africa) is where we orginated from? Like the person above me mentioned, our culture is laced and mixed with many African elements from foods, traditions, music…I mean, what were you expecting considering that (Africa) is where we orginated from?

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]]> By: Mae http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/2009/05/20/youre-not-african-youre-a-black-american/#comment-797 Mae Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:31:16 +0000 http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/?p=261#comment-797 Firstly, because our ancestors come from Africa and there are elements of [various] African cultures reflected in African-American culture. Secondly, our skin color is not BLACK it is [mostly] brown, yellow, tan, ivory etcetera. Third, the color black has often been associated with evil and the people who coined the term wanted to divorce the negative connotations of the word from the people. Most of us do not mind being called black, but African-American is a more precise term to describe black people in America. Firstly, because our ancestors come from Africa and there are elements of [various] African cultures reflected in African-American culture.

Secondly, our skin color is not BLACK it is [mostly] brown, yellow, tan, ivory etcetera.

Third, the color black has often been associated with evil and the people who coined the term wanted to divorce the negative connotations of the word from the people.

Most of us do not mind being called black, but African-American is a more precise term to describe black people in America.

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]]> By: Jay http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/2009/05/20/youre-not-african-youre-a-black-american/#comment-543 Jay Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:16:46 +0000 http://fromgrandmaskitchen.com/boilingpoint/?p=261#comment-543 The term 'African-American' stems from government's (and some advocates) desires to become "politically correct" as words like 'black' and 'indian' were seen to be derogatory and culturally insensitive phrases like "African-American" and "Native-American" took hold in the American vernacular. Still, there are number of blacks and many more West Indians who do not like being 'demographized' as African-American. The term ‘African-American’ stems from government’s (and some advocates) desires to become “politically correct” as words like ‘black’ and ‘indian’ were seen to be derogatory and culturally insensitive phrases like “African-American” and “Native-American” took hold in the American vernacular. Still, there are number of blacks and many more West Indians who do not like being ‘demographized’ as African-American.

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