Quote Originally Posted by Jenniferathome View Post
It's the equivalent of "black" and "African American." It's the new political correctness without understanding. It just sounds nicer. By the way, my buddy from Jamaica hates "African American" because that umbrella misrepresents him!
Come to think of it I get confused by that one. Go figure, I miss the simplest times of childhood when I was "black" and that was it, simple easy to remember etc. Now I get confused on what's the proper politically correct term for me now, or use the terms interchangeably ex "whose that hot news anchor on the 6 O clock news, you know the black- oops I mean African American lady??, ditto for friends, etc who seem to feel afraid about what term to use.

Quote Originally Posted by flatlander_48 View Post
No it isn't equivalent. There is nothing inherently wrong with using a hyphenated structure but it devolves into all sorts of dumbass questions like "Is a White Person From Africa an African-American?". All this does is send a potentially useful conversation down a ridiculous and unprofitable path. Sometimes I think people do that on purpose rather than have a substantive discussion.

Political correctness is a myth. The real root of this is the superficial and prudish attitude held in the US regarding sexuality. It makes it very difficult for us to use the word SEX in a conversation without giving rise to prurient interests.

DeeAnn
LOL, I've also had several of buds during our late nite, we're bored discussions come up with the "no offense bro but Charlize Theron is more "African American" than you are." To which I respond with the "technically you are right but that's "Afrikaner", "Boer" etc, and you guys now seem to have no clue what I'm talking about, and then we move on to standard Xbox One is superior to PS4 debate and divisive/important issues. Which is why I vote for a new confusing term, just further to complicate things, maybe create more division, or balkanization of America with the term. Sub-Saharan African American! Definition Black Chick/Dude!!!!!!!!!!!