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**251EPyso** · 01-23-2012, 09:31 PM

A lot of people in my mom's family (not my mom, but her sisters, most of my cousins) get quite pissed when people assume they're African-American. It's strange; they feel a sort of kinship with African-Americans because of shared experiences, but at the same time they really have an "us" and "them" mentality.

Not so much my dad's family because they've been in the States since the early 1900s. They are more like me - they'll tell people they're of Bahamian descent, but don't get angry if assumed to be African American. I don't care, since I was born and raised in The States and thus consider myself American. I will often correct people if they say, "well you're African American so," and tell them I'm actually West Indian/Caribbean American but I don't get upset over it.

I think it's stupid to called black British people African American though. Don't see the logic in that.

01-23-2012, 09:31 PM	#6
251EPyso Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	A lot of people in my mom's family (not my mom, but her sisters, most of my cousins) get quite pissed when people assume they're African-American. It's strange; they feel a sort of kinship with African-Americans because of shared experiences, but at the same time they really have an "us" and "them" mentality. Not so much my dad's family because they've been in the States since the early 1900s. They are more like me - they'll tell people they're of Bahamian descent, but don't get angry if assumed to be African American. I don't care, since I was born and raised in The States and thus consider myself American. I will often correct people if they say, "well you're African American so," and tell them I'm actually West Indian/Caribbean American but I don't get upset over it. I think it's stupid to called black British people African American though. Don't see the logic in that.
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