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Suppose you met an Englishman, born and raised in England, who happens to have dark skin due to his African ancestry. Are you going to tell him he's a "pretty p
by hugh 19y ago
Suppose you met an Englishman, born and raised in England, who happens to have dark skin due to his African ancestry. Are you going to tell him he's a "pretty peculiar-looking Englishman"?
Suppose you meet an American, who happens to look Chinese. Are you going to tell him he's a "pretty peculiar-looking American"?
- cglee 19y agoRight on. What is "Africa" and an "African"? Countries and Continents are social constructs meant to organize people into groups.
- mynameishere 19y ago"English" is an ethnicity. "American" is not. Hard to understand? I didn't think so, but maybe.