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It's considered incredibly insensitive to refer to black people as "African American" as it makes a presumption about their nationality. See countless examples,
by matt-attack 4y ago
It's considered incredibly insensitive to refer to black people as "African American" as it makes a presumption about their nationality. See countless examples, of Americans thinking they're being polite and addressing, say, an Ethiopian woman, living in London as "African American".
- dTal 4y agoConsidered by whom? I happen to agree, it's a very silly term. However it's still in widespread use, and if it's losing ground at all it's to "Black" and "Black American", which is reverse to the direction you originally indicated.