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I think it’s just that’s the word you’ve been taught to use. It’s divorced from the meaning of its constituent parts, you aren’t saying “an American of African
by solarhexes 3y ago
I think it’s just that’s the word you’ve been taught to use. It’s divorced from the meaning of its constituent parts, you aren’t saying “an American of African descent” you’re saying “black” but in what was supposed to be some kind of politically correct way.
I cannot imagine even the most daft American using it in the UK and intending that the person is actually American.
- jack_riminton 3y agoWell it's pretty daft to call anyone American if they're not American
- fdsfdsafdsafds 3y agoIt's pretty daft to call anyone African if they're not African.
- jack_riminton 3y agoYep, equally daft!
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- gverrilla 3y agoYeah it's something that happens a lot. Yesterday I've seen a video calling a white animal "caucasian".
- hot_gril 3y agoWas it an animal from the Caucasus mountains, though? Like the large bear-fighting dogs.
- gitaarik 3y agoYeah and so the phrase "African American" is a typical example of the ignorance of Americans thinking they're the only ones in the world.