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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
Dumb question maybe, but when did it become ok to call African American PoC "blacks" again?
I know #blacklivesmatter etc etc. But I thought we were being taught, even a decade ago, that calling all darker skin people in our society "black" is insensitive?
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I got schooled once by an American black man on this. Basically it went along the lines of, I don't refer to myself as a European American (Canadian) because 5 generations ago I had someone born in England, so why should I be calling him an African American. He's never been to Africa, has no ties to Africa. "I'm American, I'm black, I'm not African."
It was only anecdotal and there is definitely an insensitivity in many minds to calling people just by the colour of their skin; but he felt like he was being segregated into being an African first, then an American. It make sense to me, but does cause a lot of confusion sometimes when trying to not be insensitive.