...but I have never heard of "Black Independence Day." Is it celebrated? What is the accepted date? Why not celebrate "American" Independence Day as well? Aren't you an American?
In any case, how we identify with groups, and who we choose to identify with are very interesting and important to get into. Aside from those topics, the idea that we are put into certain groups by others is also interesting, especially when they are incorrect, which they often are.
So, if you have a legitimate, interesting, or in any way valid response, please leave it in my comments section. (or if you have an alternative and non-offensive word to substitute for "African-American")
~~Thought for the Day~~
"I'd rather be a crying pussy than some faggy goth kid." -Butters Scotch from South Park
Until next time, stay awesome!
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And what, do you think, might be the reason for the inaccurate group placement?
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll venture out there. What if we were all Americans?
ReplyDeleteI'm English-American (whatever the hell that is) and, no, I don't say that about myself.
So, my word would be: American.
And let's forget the labeling and get down to bidness!
That's pretty much how I feel. People want to argue racial equallity, and that we're all the same, but every time you go to do some paperwork one of the questions is caucasian, African-American, Hispanic... the list goes on.
ReplyDeleteSide note- I heard the other day that In this year's Census, they've replaced "African-American" with "Negro" this should get interesting!!
Okay so I think that what got this going was psych class. I believe that there should be equality. However, I also think that there should be recognition of the african americans and the native americans ancestors for the bullshit they went through. A holiday to represent and respect the past, not the present. These people deserve acknowledgement.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Angie88, so you're saying that we should honor those involved because of what they went though? We should honor those who were "African-American?" Interesting point, since Black History Month, which is drawing to a close, seems to only focus on the history of blacks in the U.S. and in the 60's, at least is how it seems as long as I can remember.
ReplyDeleteBlack History Month = Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, and maybe Harriet Tubman (just a little bit though). Now, these were all great people, great Americans, but not African Americans. Of African descent, but not African-Americans.
wow and I was just going to write a blog about a recent argument I got in with my boyfriend about how Americans are in general uncultured and other world leaders view points on Americans. My blog isn't going to be on what you're discussing but it still involves the ever so fragile topic of "race".
ReplyDeleteI have to agree (even being a minority) that there are the extremists who push for equal rights/recognition so hard that they soil the very thing they're trying to promote. They take something like African-American pride and drag it in the dirt. And yes, I used African Americans as an example because you don't see the Indians, Asians, or Hispanic people throwing a tantrum every time they're pulled over by a white police officer. For shit sake they can't even figure out what they want to be called. Is it negro, African American, or have we decided "black" is kosher? After all, the whites are called "white people". I'm not a self hating minority by any means. I just wish people understood that there is no such thing as "race". The only way we distinguish race is how our physical appearances adapted to our weather and climate conditions back when mankind was first introduced to the Earth.
I watched a show on the Discovery channel that traced the geneology of "Adam and Eve". Genetics traced them to Africa and claimed they were "black". Whether we like to believe it or not, science shows we are a mix of lots of things. Just because we look "white" on the outside doesn't mean we hail from a pure white history. One man who had DNA testing done claimed he had only white European genes. After the testing they found DNA from African and Hispanic origins (or whatever the scientific term was).
And SOME (I know not all) are very bad about not letting us forget that they are of a different "race" yet they want us to accept them and treat them as equals. It's that group of people that reinforce stereotypes for everyone of that race.
"Race" is such a sensitive topic and I really hope I didn't offend anyone.