Herman Cain doesn't want to be called "African American" anymore

[tru_m.a.c]

Actually they call theirselves German, Norweigan, and Russian without even adding American to the end. We call them white cuz we're to lazy to distinguish the difference. Its just like how blacks call all Asians chinese.

I can agree wit the Black american label but this Clown wanna be so far up the Tea Party's ass that wouldnt even be good enough he just wants to be labeled American. Everybody try in forget about the African blood running thru their veins until they get into some trouble and White America turns on their ass.

this post is 100% approved

 

[DarcSkies]

smh they went to a fucking analyst at BET for a response?

Would they have gone to LIFETIME Channel for a response to a woman's issue? No they'd go to a fucking respected socialogist or geneologist or historian or some shit.

Anyway, good response none-the-less. It does kinda boil down to, "I dont know shit about Africa so I dont think I have a connection." May not be as much of a connection there but the connection is still there. But I have no problem with blacks not saying African-American. I just prefer Black. Cuz I dont really feel like this country wants me here or even that I'd want to be here myself if I were able to travel the world and decide where I wanted to live on my own.

I think many people would hop off the "America's the greatest country in the world" bandwagon if they actually got off the couch and lived other places for even a few weeks.

I dont know for sure but thats my theory.

 

[showkase2]

Imagine that shyt. smh.

 

[Sh0t]

I prefer to call myself Black. Or Black American. I never refer to myself as African-American.

 

[musicology1985]

SMART POLITICAL MOVE ON HIS PART, considering that he won't get the black/African American vote anyway because of his party.

Things just got interesting. The word American is rooted in the real name for Morocco (Amerruk) in Africa anyway. We been over here.

PS

I consider myself and my people in this country as African American for political reasons, black American in casual context and Moorish for cultural reasons. Hebrew & Shabazz even applies if you look at it historically.

 

I dont know about most of ya but i'd feel weak if I didnt embrace the african blood in veins ....

african american isn't acceptable .... ok call me african .

 

[DarkRaiden]

No surprise there, what'd you expect from a black republican of all things.

 

[Plutarch]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain has announced that he doesn’t appreciate the idea of being labeled an “African American.” During an interview with Bloomberg, Cain said that he prefers to be called an “American,” stating that the word “African” on the front of his racial identity limits him and inaccurately describes who he is.

That seems reasonable and true to me, even though I don't see the big deal. And especially for this reason, he should be able to do whatever the hell he wants to do.

“African-Americans/Blacks/Negroes have no true sense of identity,” Gaynor wrote. “If you’re African-American, you’re more than likely far removed from the African continent and culture.”

False. Or at least not necessarily true.

For some reason, Cain seems to think that by connecting himself with those who enslaved his forefathers, he is somehow attached to the heritage of his blue eyed brothers and sisters. But the reality is that when he denies his genealogical roots, he is disrespecting those who carried the blood that runs through his veins. Personally, I’d be ashamed to have a great grandchild who decided to negate my connection to him simply because he knows nothing of his history. Instead, I would expect him to do the research necessary to learn where he comes from, rather than pretending that he came from someplace else.

Dogmatic bullshit. Another example of an individual forcing his arbitrary opinions on another individual.

If an American black has "no" connection or wants no connection to Africa, that's his choice. Let him do him, and you worry about doing yourself. As for me, I dont care either way about being labeled an African American. I know it's just a label and we must endure labels, especially here in America. But all in all, I define myself regardless so it doesn't matter what anyone calls me.