Comment by solarhexes
1 year ago
I think it’s just that’s the word you’ve been taught to use. It’s divorced from the meaning of its constituent parts, you aren’t saying “an American of African descent” you’re saying “black” but in what was supposed to be some kind of politically correct way.
I cannot imagine even the most daft American using it in the UK and intending that the person is actually American.
Well it's pretty daft to call anyone American if they're not American
It's pretty daft to call anyone African if they're not African.
Yep, equally daft!
Yeah it's something that happens a lot. Yesterday I've seen a video calling a white animal "caucasian".
Was it an animal from the Caucasus mountains, though? Like the large bear-fighting dogs.
Huh, TIL about Caucasian Shepherd Dog. They used to use them for bear hunting!
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Yeah and so the phrase "African American" is a typical example of the ignorance of Americans thinking they're the only ones in the world.