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The term African-American is just out-and-out silly. I've seen American media refer to a black British model who worked in France as 'African-American' - despite her being neither African nor American. Born in England, but labelled American because of her skin. Isn't that an own-goal?


Heh heh. Who was it that referred to people in Chad as "African American Africans"? Some politician.

And who is more African American that someone like Teresa Heinz Kerry, who was born in Mozambique and is a naturalized citizen?

Yeah, it's a stupid term.


I hear it is a particular problem for jamaican people as well, with their shall we say, complex relationship to african identity.




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