SD>>> I am going to sound very naieve by saying this, but I still
 SD>>> don't understand what all the hatred of Jews is all about.

 BK>>  Substitute the word "blacks" for "Jews"
and you have the same
 BK>>  thing.

 RC> Except that Jewish hatred as Sean describes are done by
 RC> people much like yourself, I am not saying you, just people
 RC> like you.

 No, true Jewish hatred comes pretty much exclusively from the
 right, from people who hate Catholics almost as much as they
 hate Jews and Blacks.

 SD>>> "African-Americans" (which have about as much African in

 BK>>  And this diatribe on your part has zero justification in a
 BK>>  discussion of the above.

 BK>>  BTW, if you have as much african in you as the average African
 BK>>  American, then you are African American. Or does the average
 BK>>  black person look European to you?

 RC> The term African American, is just a attempt to be
 RC> politically correct by using a feel good term.

 Is the term, "Irish American" Politically correct? How about
 "Polish American"? Or "Greek American"? Or
"German American"?
 Come to Toledo this summer and go to the festivals, and tell the
 German Americans that is politically correct. Tell the Irish
 Americans or the Greek Americans. You already missed the Polish
 American festival. I may be working at the Irish American
 festival, depending on my schedual on my job. I'll probably
 check your ID as you come in, for age for alcohol purchases. And
 take tickets.

 African American is on the level of Irish American. I use it
 mostly to distinguish between Black African Americans and Black
 Indian Americans. And I use Native American to distinguish
 between Asian Indian Americans and American Indians.

 RC> The majority of blacks in the country are as far removed
 RC> from Africa as most whites are from Europe, yet we dont
 RC> hear the term European American, do we?

 Yes, we do. We also hear Irish American and Italian American
 etc. You are running a red herring across the discussion.

 I do not know any black people who object to black as the
 descriptive term. African American is used as a more formal
 term, and, as I said above, to distinguish between different
 black peoples.

 RC> More to the point, the term African American, is used to
 RC> avoid using terms such as but not limited to:

 RC> black(s)
 RC> Colored

 It's not used to avoid using black around here. Maybe you live
 in a place that is too "politically correct". As to colored,
 that applies to everyone who is not white. So it is meaningless
 by itself.



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