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Re: It not about being PC, it is about being correct.
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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
Notice I don't use "African-American" even though some would say it's PC. I feel that we shouldn't hyphenate "American" and we should always treat all citizens as just "Americans", since they are.
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Mark, everyone that is Black is not an American. Pele is Black, but he would never be African-American. That also applies to many Latin players from other countries. Sammy Sosa is clearly Black, he is not an African-American.
Peace
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This is just one example of different ways of thinking. Rut has no problem with the term African-American while I think it is a load of crap! There is no ill will because of this, just two different ways of thinking. I don't think I, nor anyone who looks like me, chose that term and I don't accept it. I could be wrong about this and if I am I would like to ask the person who made this decision "why." We should be classified as Americans and then when my color is information that someone thinks they need we should ask why that is. Is it about affimative action? Something else that is sad. Should we have it? No! BUT, the fact that it was ever needed is a problem. End of ramble. 
Who came up with the need to put this information on applications and the like anyway?
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Tue Aug 09, 2005, 02:26pm
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