Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Is it ok... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Jazzy Jeff[/m] at 9:45 pm on Jan. 6, 2009[quote]Given that Black makes a lot more sense than African American, I'd say go with "Black". There's nothing African about a lot of black people in America. Even the psychotic afrocentric ones.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Zacyy Posted at 9:42 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Is it ok if a white person is talking about black people and says blacks instead of African Americans? In class today a teacher was talking about race and she said African Americans but then when she started about Americans she said whites. I think she should be able to say blacks. You?

Replies Moonscar Posted at 4:06 pm on Jan. 7, 2009 Quote: from Addiction at 9:46 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Yeahh white people always get crap about being racist but they call us more shit than we call them! You know how many white people I have heard that from on the internet? lol You can't determine who calls who more shit. Openly racist/prejudice and non-openly racist/prejudice doesn't matter. kidd rune Posted at 11:57 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I lol at people who think all Africans are Negroes and that all Negroes are African (Especially when many haven't set foot in Africa in generations). TheatreMinelli Posted at 3:29 am on Jan. 7, 2009 I'd say black not all black people are AFRICAN American. If I were say from a different race and people kept calling me african british when in fact I was from say the carribean I would get annoyed. Its like when people call all people from around the india area Pakistani. ArrestedAndCharged Posted at 11:12 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Quote: from ocho cinco at 12:43 am on Jan. 7, 2009 the word blacks sounds really bad to me for some reason.   when people say african americans i feel like theyre trying too hard to not sound racist. id prefer if you just said black or black people Took the words right out of my mouth. My boyfriend is Jamaican, and whenever I've heard somebody refer to him as "African American" I've had to put them in their place and let them know he's not "African American", he's "Jamaican". It's perfectly ok to say "Black" or "Blacks", even though it may not sound too PC. I once referred to a customer I had as "the Chinese woman is order #4" and they all jumped down my throat! But it's like, why? If she's Chinese and a woman, she's a Chinese woman. It's not racist in the least. I don't even know how this whole "let's round them all up as African Americans, Asians, Latinos, etc" came about. If somebody is of a particular race, it's fine to address them as their particular race. Period. Zacyy Posted at 9:54 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Quote: from Addiction at 10:46 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Yeahh white people always get crap about being racist but they call us more shit than we call them! Totally agree! Addiction Posted at 9:46 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Yeahh white people always get crap about being racist but they call us more shit than we call them! Jazzy Jeff Posted at 9:45 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 Given that Black makes a lot more sense than African American, I'd say go with "Black". There's nothing African about a lot of black people in America. Even the psychotic afrocentric ones. ocho cinco Posted at 9:43 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 the word blacks sounds really bad to me for some reason. when people say african americans i feel like theyre trying too hard to not sound racist. id prefer if you just said black or black people sammiroo Posted at 9:42 pm on Jan. 6, 2009 I'd say blacks. All 9 previous replies displayed.