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Give it to the Dems

August 27th, 2008 by Mike

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An historic moment. The Democrats have nominated the first black¹ candidate for the President of the United States of America. Congratulations to the Democrats! I’m proud of you.

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I say black because, even though African-American is the PC term, there are many black-Americans that are not from Africa [↩]

7 Responses

bonnie writes:
August 28th, 200810:41at

So now come general election we can see all the bigots really come out of the woodwork.
georgette writes:
August 28th, 200813:31at

I’m slightly confused over your definition of the word black?
Which leads me to the question, if Barack is not an African American who is?
This election is historical, regardless of the outcome. If we keep our eyes and minds open we might learn something about ourselves in the next few months. The good the bad and the ugly.
Mike writes:
August 28th, 200814:58at

Barack is African-American, but there are many Blacks who are not. Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply that Barack is not African-American.
georgette writes:
August 28th, 200815:54at

I’m still confused. Can you explain who is Black and not African? Luv u
Vicki writes:
August 28th, 200816:51at

I have a white friend who was born and raised in South Africa, then emmigrated to the US. She is completely white, and is also African-American!
Mike writes:
August 29th, 200814:45at

Here’s a definition from the Free Dictionary:

Black is a racial, political, sociological or cultural classification of people. Some definitions of the term include only people of relatively recent African descent (African diaspora), while others extend the term to any of the populations characterized by dark skin color, a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania and Southeast Asia.

I was including those folks from Oceania and Southeast Asia.
georgette writes:
August 29th, 200817:43at

Hi Vicki, does your friend refer to herself as African American?