by Joker10 82 Replies latest jw friends
i understand what you're saying flower.
i think the reason people say 'african americans' is because africa is the continent where black people come from originally.
most of the people i come across, when referring to white americans refer to them as 'european americans' (by continent, not by country)
asian americans, etc
i think it is to do with the continents.
(edited to make you go hmmmmmm)
I just dont get why people still insist on calling black Americans AFRICAN Americans.
I've wondered that too, Flower. What is wrong with "black"?
What do they call a white person who moved to America from Africa?
What do they call a white person who moved to America from Africa?
they would be either south african or afrikaans
It seems that light skinned Ex-Ws speak out more against Watchtower than people of a darker skin color
I dont see how a persons skin color is determining whether they speak out against the WTBTS. And I dont see the connection to a persons skin color and their ethinic background..
I dont see how a persons skin color is determining whether they speak out against the WTBTS. And I dont see the connection to a persons skin color and their ethinic background..
I don't get it either.
Anyways, I am Mexican-American
had two full blooded german granparents and the rest of the genes are french,english,irish,scotch,dutch,welsh in what ammount I am not sure.
I seem to always get pulled in to discussions about 'politically correct' terminology. Anyway, these days the least offensive term used for non-white people seems to be 'people of color.' Most of the globe is populated with 'people of color.'
As for the ratio of xjws of color posting on the board...there is probably some statistical formula that could be applied, if someone really wanted to get picky. You would have to figure out the ratio of white persons to people of color in the jw population, and then that percentage might be applied to the xjw community that has access to the internet and this discussion forum. But, it has been said that statistics are just another name for lies. Just my 2 cents worth...
I am half Asian, half British Isle mix...I'm not Native American (First Nation to the Canadians) but could very easily play one on TV! Rocky is German and Irish. Our children our Heinz 57!
MrsRocky-I used to be mistaken for partially Asian when I worked in chinese restaurants!
I am: Irish/Abenaki on my dad's side, French/Lakota on my mom's. Which makes me an American mongrel, ie mixed-race.
Im half Puerto Rican and half Mexican, that must make me hispandex.
half welsh
half ukranian
