[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I think that's more of an American thing: with people wanting tobe called African American instead of black.

That's not the case either. In my world and my household it has been black for as long as I can remember

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

That's not the case either. In my world and my household it has been black for as long as I can remember

I don't mean all black people in America. I just mean there was a move that came out of America towards the African American label, rather than black. I don't think it was a massive move, I just think it got a lot of airtime (primarily in the form of people having heated arguments and defending their right to continue to use terminology or defending their right not to have to continue to use terminology...:P

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I don't mean all black people in America. I just mean there was a move that came out of America towards the African American label, rather than black. I don't think it was a massive move, I just think it got a lot of airtime (primarily in the form of people having heated arguments and defending their right to continue to use terminology or defending their right not to have to continue to use terminology...:P

They do that alot though with Irish Americans and Italian Americans, seems to be less to to with colour and more to do with roots and where they originated from

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

They do that alot though with Irish Americans and Italian Americans, seems to be less to to with colour and more to do with roots and where they originated from

And yet... by far the largest group to migrate to the USA was the English, according to the resource centre at Ellis Island. And yet no one ever hears someone described as an English American.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

And yet... by far the largest group to migrate to the USA was the English, according to the resource centre at Ellis Island. And yet no one ever hears someone described as an English American.

Yeah, that's true actually, I never even thought of that, I wonder why that is?

[Roy Mars III]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, that's true actually, I never even thought of that, I wonder why that is?

because no one would ever want to admit to something as terrible as that

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

because no one would ever want to admit to something as terrible as that

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

because no one would ever want to admit to something as terrible as that

Wow...

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Livia

And yet... by far the largest group to migrate to the USA was the English, according to the resource centre at Ellis Island. And yet no one ever hears someone described as an English American.

The term Yankee originated from English settlers in the colonies although now it has lost it's meaning and tends to encompass all people from the states.