Can you be white and be an African-American at the same time? We're not talking about having a white mother or father, like our President, but rather a white mother and a white father. In other words, are white people who are naturalized U.S. citizens and whose home continent is Africa, African-Americans?
Paulo Serodio identified himself as African-American and was then told "never to define himself as an African-American … because it was offensive to others and to people of color for him to do so."
Very interesting...
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Cyrus
Hi, Cyrus.
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, I try to post things that I, at least, find interesting, and I'm always glad to learn that others find them so as well.
hum,
ReplyDeleteSo if I were white, had ancestors from Africa (probably South Africa) but was born in America, can I still be called African American.
I'm just wondering if I have to be black to be African American. Thats all.
Wiki reports that there are 1.5 million white families residing in S. Africa.
super groovy girlie said... So if I were white, had ancestors from Africa (probably South Africa) but was born in America, can I still be called African American.
ReplyDeleteAnswer: Yes.