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Originally Posted by kathy and al
Can someone actually define "African-American" for me. I've questioned this for a long time and never get a concrete answer. If my parents were from Italy-am I an Italian-American although I was born in the U.S.? If my parents were from Ireland-am I an Irish-American although I was born in the U.S.?-etc, etc. If I were born in the U.S. shouldn't I be American. Surely my parents who were born outside the country should be referred to as ----------/American----- but me???
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Actually many people have made that distinction by defining themselves as American-Italian meaning an American with Italian ancestory, etc.
The African-American thing has been out of control for so long that well meaning progressive have not even noticed that their affirmative action program is now redundant..but then they get mesmerized when listening to people like Jesse jackson and Rev Sharpton both of whom do not want to lose their golden goose. But then we have come to expect an "entitlement mentality" from the left. Now there you go as a white conservative I can only express myself with political incorrectness