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Your statement is still absurd. Would you consider an Irish American player to be “exported from” Ireland?
by sushid 7y ago
Your statement is still absurd. Would you consider an Irish American player to be “exported from” Ireland?
- Dylan16807 7y agoProbably? Why would that be different?
- stone-monkey 7y agoBecause we already have a preexisting standard we conform to. Saying Jeremy Lin is a Chinese export is like saying the NBA mostly consists of African exports - we generally consider the black players with some African heritage as just Americans. Jeremy Lin is an American with Chinese heritage - This also helps to differentiate from players who actually have emigrated from other countries like Hakeem Olajuwon.
- Dylan16807 7y agoThe term "African American" is complicated. But I think when someone self-identifies as a [country]-American, it's generally fair to call them an export of that country. You would want to be clear in certain circumstances that they weren't born there, but it's not a terrible way to phrase things. Note that this is different from just having heritage in a country. There's immigration only a couple generations back in my family, but it's already mixed to the point that I wouldn't call myself any specific country-American.
- sushid 7y agoBecause most people don't view/phrase it like that and it sounds absurd either way. At best your phrasing is absurd and at worst (which you deny is the case), racist.