Are there any African-Americans around here?

Abdul Alhazred

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No I don't mean 'blacks' in general, I mean actual descendants of American slaves. Just curious to know who is out there.

Sorry if this is offensive.

This is apropos of finding out that 'untrickable' isn't the African-American that was his (?) avatar.
 
Well, since I subscibe to the "out of Africa" side of the evolution of mankind, I guess I am "African-american"...if you'll overlook the 30,000 year or so visit of my nearest ancestors to various parts of Western Europe....;)
 
Hutch said:
Well, since I subscibe to the "out of Africa" side of the evolution of mankind, I guess I am "African-american"...if you'll overlook the 30,000 year or so visit of my nearest ancestors to various parts of Western Europe....;)
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I said African-Americans, not smart alecs.

I'm just wondering how "integrated" is this self-selected bunch.
 
crimresearch said:
Well, since everyone here is presenting an online personae, you will never know.
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Unless they are willing to tell us.

My father was a Sicilian and the Arab connection is tenuous. The Mad Arab thing is HP Lovecraft schtick.

I doubt that any African-American is here pretending to be white.
 
crimresearch said:
Well, since everyone here is presenting an online personae, you will never know.
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In point of fact, you are the only person using this bulletin board. (It's a complex Matrix-like ruse.) Everything here is computer-generated. Even this: ;)

p.s. "We" hope you enjoy the banter generated by the varwoche program.
 
I am party of african decent. According to the lables out there I can be considered African American. Though my background is more complicated than that.

The funny thing is, the lables change depending on which part of the country your in.
 
My Great Grandmother many times removed was an American slave, or at least that is what my mother told me; I have never researched this issue for myself. But I don't have any obvious characteristics that are commonly associated with black people such as dark skin, curly hair, broad nose or full lips. And every form I fill out, I put down caucasion. I can also claim Native American because according to my father my Grandmother, his mother, was part Sioux. Of course as my step-grandmother was full Lakota, I can technically claim that as well, or so I have been told.

My sister is part Asian, my step-father is Mexican and my son is part Afghani - we are just a multi-racial family . Although I think both my sister and I only really identify ourselfs as caucasions. It is how we were raised and we never thought anything else of it (except after 9/11 - I was a bit worried about my son, but I don't think anyone else recognizes that he is part Afghani because both myself and his very blonde, blue eyed father glow in the dark we are so pale!).

So, this all brings me down to my point - it doesn't really matter what ones ancestory is or the color of ones skin - it is the person who is now that counts.

I have also heard once that about 70% of people who identify themselfs as white Americans in the United States have some black ancestory.
 
Chanileslie said:
I have also heard once that about 70% of people who identify themselfs as white Americans in the United States have some black ancestory.
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Irrelevant, the supposed 'one drop rule' notwithstanding. So you are passing.

So far I have one real response.
 
Rob Lister said:


Actually, you have several. You just don't like their color.
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I like white people just fine. I am one. But I don't like smart alecs.

African-Americans, negroes, call them what you will, are an identified group of people in the USA, be that right or wrong.

White folks with a "touch of the tarbrush" and white South Africans are not part of that group.

So far we have one declared member. Any black Englishpersons or Australians here?

Various South Americans and Asians aside, as far as the USA, UK, and Australia are concerned this is a very white group.

The burden of proof of this assertion is not on me.
 
I said I was black. Although a mocha brown would be more accurate.

As for salve ancestors. Im not sure. My parents immigrated to the US. I cant trace my acenstory that far back.

Why do you ask anywho?
 
White folks with a "touch of the tarbrush" and white South Africans are not part of that group.
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What the hell?

Seriously, do you think that every native of Africa is black? Even natives that trace their roots back tens of thousands of years or more? They aren't.

What the majority of North Americans picture when they think "African" is West African. There are native peoples in the north that look far, far more Caucasian than they do West African, and the people in South Africa have been there for centuries.. so why can't we count them?

Not all Africans are dark skinned, and not all dark skinned people are African.
 
Tmy said:
I said I was black. Although a mocha brown would be more accurate.

As for salve ancestors. Im not sure. My parents immigrated to the US. I cant trace my acenstory that far back.

Why do you ask anywho?
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OK that's two.

As for why I ask, see my first post.
 
Abdul Alhazred said:
African-Americans, negroes, call them what you will, are an identified group of people in the USA, be that right or wrong.
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But....BUT...if that be wrong, then so too is your informal survey.
 
Well I wish there were more! It aint easy being in the minority. Every time someone posts some racist stuff I feel obliged to post a reply.

Imagine being one a few Americans here? Always having to rush to defend the states even though you dont feel like doing it.
 
Fade said:


What the hell?

Seriously, do you think that every native of Africa is black?
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Of course not. But what has that to do with the people who are now known as African-Americans? Nothing.

No Teresa Kerry is not an African-American even though she is now an American and was born in Africa.

There is a group of people set apart from the rest in the USA who are usually recognisable by their appearance and also of a particular ancestry.

I very definitely don't say that this is right, I merely say that such is the case.

And I observe that very few here are in that category.

What is so difficult to comprehend about this concept?
 
IIRC, the DNA-test salesmen claim 80 specific African genotypes that one can be linked to. I have no idea if the 80 would all exhibit, for lack of a better term, negroid characteristics.
 
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