African American, black, of color, colored???

@iwannano Said

I voted 'other' and here's my comment. I have been around Spanish Americans and Mexicans from Mexico all my life, My family are Irish/German ,you mentioned your next deal would be about the 'brown ' skined folks. Unles they are from /citizens of another country we all be Americans. With the exception of the Native Americans , all of our families came here from somewhere else. Where I live there has aways been only 3 colors of skin, Brown , White and a mix of brown and white. I have a real problem with this BS of racism in this 'modern' days , so , by voting 'other' I want to call an American 'American ' .

@charles Said

I know Chinese people who would say that they are the white race and that Europeans are pink or brown.

@freefufu Said

I am a black(or whatever adjective pleases you) person....lol... and I am always trying to keep up with the words that are supposed to offend me... Does it really matter what you want to call me?

What do you suggest I call white people?
white, uncolored, European, Caucasian or other?

If you have an answer to this question then you have your answer to the previous question.

@Kasabian Said

In time all terms will be deemed racist.

why refer to dark skinned people as anything whites don't get the same reference (not as much), maybe thats racist to!

@stinabloom Said

and why shouldn't they?? we're all more or less egocentric. and the winners write history - are the winners maybe winner-centric?

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Well, haha. I think Western historians are a bit of ethnocentric. Take this for instance: Why should they pertain Asian countries as the FAR east? Asians on the other hand, unconsciously adopt the concept too... I mean, I know that westerners are the ones who usually writes history, but I think that coining of that phrase is bit of a reflection of ethnocentrism.

@crazylikeafox Said

I think Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian are fine. I don't really like the Blank-American for 2 reasons. 1st, it makes it sound like you're a Blank 1st and an American 2nd (if that's too confusing, it makes it sound like an African-American is African 1st and American 2nd). 2nd, it leaves out those of us like me who are something like 1/4 German with English, Irish, Dutch, Swiss, posibly Jewish (that's what my last name is, anyways), and probably other races I can't think of. How would you posibly categorize that? The only exception I would make are Native Americans, because saying Indian or Indian-American could mean either a Native person or someone who's family came from India, which could get a little confusing.

@Kasabian Said

In time all terms will be deemed racist.

why refer to dark skinned people as anything whites don't get the same reference (not as much), maybe thats racist to!

@Skyseeker Said

Thats because we are the majority in America. I have a lot of black friends because I live in a neighborhood where I am the minority.

In my opinion they prefer black, unless their in their own company.

I asked some of my friends if I said "nigga" and if it would be offensive. I didnt get a response lol they were just like wuuuuut?

i wanted to be able to say whats up my nigga? because I do that with my white friends alot lol. They call us white what are you guys talking about?