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Re: African-American section

by queenv

6/19/2018, 2:15 PM

Africa has something to do with these names. They are part of a naming culture that was created by descendants of people who were brought as slaves from Africa. Today, because they are descended predominately from Africans, these people are called African-American, hence the names of their culture are called African-American.

Right now, names used mainly by European-Americans aren't categorized separately because European-Americans are the dominant group, both politically and numerically. That could change some day.

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- Kitandkat +4

6/19/2018, 3:05 PM

French names are from France because they are from the French language. Spanish namea are from Spain because they are from the Spanish language. Which African language does, say Deshawn, come from? Swahili, Yoruba, Zulu?

- queenv +3

6/19/2018, 3:10 PM

That doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether or not the names come from African languages. They were created by African-Americans, that's why they are called African-American names. They are not called African names, they are called African-American names. If African-Americans were called, instead, Blue Beanies, then these names would be called Blue Beanie names.

- Kitandkat +2

6/19/2018, 3:20 PM

Again, the term Black American names could be used.

- queenv +1

6/19/2018, 3:27 PM

Except that for the fact that African-Americans, after being called "Negro" and "Colored" and then "Black" have now decided (most of them) that they want to be called African-Americans.

Fess up, you never cared that the names don't come from Africa. You were hurt by the racism that the names elicited, and your reaction was to deny that the names exist as a category. You're not the first person to do this and you won't be the last. There's no shame in having things explained to you, you don't have to change the subject to save face.

- Kitandkat

6/19/2018, 3:28 PM

If that's what you want to believe, okay then. You're telling me to confess what I didn't believe in the first place. You assume a lot of things.

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