Why don't black people have a universal term that refers to their race?

What I mean is white people = caucasian, mexican/puerto rican/nicaraguan/etc = hispanic, chinese/japanese/etc = asian, regardless of country they were born in those terms refer to the race as a whole.

Why haven't they invented a term that makes sense to refer to black people?

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

Really, can't they think of something that doesn't sound stupid?

How about.... black?Dark__Link

That was my understanding as well.

well they do they just call themselves "black", sometimes it may offend people but you really cant call any of the blacks born in america African Americans anymore. Unless of course they are from Africa and happened to immigrate here.

How about.... black?Dark__Link

African.....weezyfb

I know of one..................................................friends

Why does it matter? Why can't we all just consider one another "human beings"?

Chocolate and caramel Americans?...tocool340

I think it is black, I'm not sure though. Is calling a black person "black person" offensive nowadays? So many things are offensive and aren't offensive, I can't keep it straight anymore. *sigh* I think people who care so much about appearing to not be racist, are in fact, racist themselves.

What I mean is white people = caucasian, mexican/puerto rican/nicaraguan/etc = hispanic, chinese/japanese/etc = asian, regardless of country they were born in those terms refer to the race as a whole.

Why haven't they invented a term that makes sense to refer to black people?

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

Really, can't they think of something that doesn't sound stupid?

chocobo7000

I know several white people who take pride in their Irish/German/etc heritage.

How is this any different than a black dude who doesn't want to get lumped in with all other blacks?

Why does it matter? Why can't we all just consider one another "human beings"?

ProudLarry

Why does it matter? Why can't we all just consider one another "human beings"?

ProudLarry

What I mean is white people = caucasian, mexican/puerto rican/nicaraguan/etc = hispanic, chinese/japanese/etc = asian, regardless of country they were born in those terms refer to the race as a whole.

Why haven't they invented a term that makes sense to refer to black people?

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

Really, can't they think of something that doesn't sound stupid?

chocobo7000

hmm... maybe because we dont have the luxury of knowing what country our anscestorrs came from due to slavery.

How about you think before you say such insensitive things.

And Jamaican Americans are "Jamaican Americans", and Haitian Americans are "Haitian Americans" as well.

Why does it matter? Why can't we all just consider one another "human beings"?

ProudLarry

African.....weezyfb

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]How about.... black?chocobo7000

Last time I checked........

Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid were the three major racial typography groups.

I always thought Negro was the term but I know that is being phased out now. Black is fine as is either way.

How about people?

How about people?

Grandotaku

How about people?

Grandotaku

... Thank you for stating the obvious thats a given.. With that in mind what does it have anything to do with discussing the subtle physical differences between humans throughout the world?

[QUOTE="Grandotaku"]

How about people?

jimmyjammer69

[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"][QUOTE="Grandotaku"]

How about people?

CoolSkAGuy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFHpvPwq2i8

I thinking more along the lines of this.

Umm black has been good for hundreds of years.

It's African... Just cause there's other races in Africa, doesn't mean they can't be called African in descent. They are all African.

[QUOTE="chocobo7000"][QUOTE="Dark__Link"]How about.... black?-Halftime-

... Africa is a continent, in which blacks are not the only ethnicity within the region..

[QUOTE="chocobo7000"]

What I mean is white people = caucasian, mexican/puerto rican/nicaraguan/etc = hispanic, chinese/japanese/etc = asian, regardless of country they were born in those terms refer to the race as a whole.

Why haven't they invented a term that makes sense to refer to black people?

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

Really, can't they think of something that doesn't sound stupid?

peaceoutmedusa

hmm... maybe because we dont have the luxury of knowing what country our anscestorrs came from due to slavery.

How about you think before you say such insensitive things.

And Jamaican Americans are "Jamaican Americans", and Haitian Americans are "Haitian Americans" as well.

African.....weezyfb

Rather presumptuous of you to assume a black person is automatically African despite the fact black people also come from Haiti, India, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Australia, or Jamaica.

To answer your question TC, its probably is black people.

Similarly, I've always wondered why "black people" is a legitimate term whereas "yellow people" isn't..

Negro? I honestly don't know if that's considered a racist term. I just say black or african, even in front of my black friends, they don't care.

[QUOTE="chocobo7000"]

What I mean is white people = caucasian, mexican/puerto rican/nicaraguan/etc = hispanic, chinese/japanese/etc = asian, regardless of country they were born in those terms refer to the race as a whole.

Why haven't they invented a term that makes sense to refer to black people?

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

Really, can't they think of something that doesn't sound stupid?

MrGeezer

I know several white people who take pride in their Irish/German/etc heritage.

How is this any different than a black dude who doesn't want to get lumped in with all other blacks?

Clearly because taking pride in something that had nothing to do with you or had any control of is a character builder.. Its ok to be mildly interested in it, but its something thats completely out of your control..

That being said "African American" is a warped word that people think is interchangable with black.. This may be rationale if it were not due to the fact blacks are one of a few races within the continent, as long as written history goes..

Pride: 1. a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind oras displayed in bearing, conduct, etc. By this definition I would say having pride in your country or heritage is quite silly when you were more or lessa accident on who you are today..

How about blackasian?

TC, English and American terms for different races aren't 'universal' so you failed within your first post. :|

[QUOTE="weezyfb"]African.....chocobo7000

they're classified as carribean

Its Negroid, shortened to negro but that isnt really used anymore. Neither is Negroid.

^That's what he said, isn't it?

[QUOTE="Grandotaku"]

How about people?

jimmyjammer69

I know of one..................................................friends

Serraph105

African/Jamacan/Haitan/etc all = African American. Black person born in any country on earth = African American

chocobo7000