Allowed? :\

Because of freedom of speech, that's why. Call yourself a Leprechaun-Martian if you want. No one has to "allow" you to call yourself anything.

Reverse racism is rampant in this country. Minorities trash whites all the time in movies, music, tv, etc. The whole thing about giving "african americans" anything because they are black perpetuates their victimhood. Affirmative action, diversity programs and such tells minorities that they can't compete without help. It holds them back because they feel "special" or different. Btw....what would happen if we had White Entertainment Television, or White history month, or The United White College Fund. And why can't I call them colored when the C in NAACP stands for colored.

If you want racism to end you shouldn't engage in racist debates. Why? Cause race doesn't matter, simple. Debating whether this or that is racist IS racist.

We don't debate whether things are offensive to people with large curved earlobes, or straight, why? Cause it doesn't matter one damn bit on who the person is.

Black people should be allowed to call themselves African Americans because we have bigger things to worry about than what people decide to call themselves.

They call themselves African Americans because they want to. Nobody 'allowed' or gave them 'permission' to do so. There is also nothing inherently wrong with referring to someone as being an African American.

Because that's what they are?

Why not? White people can call themselves caucasian if they want to(I apparently can't spell caucasian, sorry about that). I think everyone should stop stressing about perfect terminology and just love everyone equally...or at least not based on skin colour, belief systems, etc.

Sure, call yourself anything you want to. Democracy is about diversity more than solidarity.

I just object when Americans call Africans who live in England or Africa "African Americans." (Facepalm)

I mean I understand that their ancestors came from Africa but nintey percent of the people here now who call themselves African Americans have never been to africa and some of them couldnt tell you where it is on a map. People who are actually from Africa and come here want to be called Americans! As they should. If you live here you should call yourself an american. Africa owes them nothing. Im scottish by decent so maybe I should call myself a Scottish Australian because my people were enslaved there. Dont give me this we suffred bull shit. When you got a chance you all got set free on Harriet Tubmans underground Railroad. Aka the TUBWAY. Just kidding about that last part but really like youall say you want to be treated equal but then you want to have Black history month.(Shortest month of the Year) And you want to have mrs black america. Why is that??? I thought you wanted to be equal. If we denied you the right to have these perpostrious event and displays of reverse racism then you would call us racists. Where I live in Richmond VA (the capitol of the Confedracy) a bunch of blacks protested aginst people with Confedrate flags. Its NOT RACISM ITS HISTORY. Just like you want us yo know that your all "suffred" we want you to know that where you lived your momma and daddy were gettin hog tied and whipped if they stepped out of line. Im not Racist Im RACIAL. There is a differance. I dont dislike black people. I dislike the things they do because they think we owe them something. I did not enslave you so stop acting like I did.

First off. Im sorry for any stir I caused yesterday. Not a good day for me..... Hope we can put it behind us. Ok lets get on with it You all missed what I was saying. it. I understand I can call myself that but I dont get offended if people dont call me that. If you call me white I dont care. they care if you call them black/colored/a negro/nigger/nigga...etc. It just doesnt make since to me. Maybe Im a redneck? Probably. I grew up in the downtown area of Richmond VA. Blacks and white class workers. Maybe the furtest thing ffrom a redneck. You all can think I a racist if you want and I know that you do. It doesnt changge my opinion. I know that we have the right to call ourselves what we want but do we have the right to get offended if people dont call you what you please?

I don't think they really want to be called African Americans. I have several friends who are black and they all tell me they aren't African American, they are American. The term was created by someone in power. You know who holds the power in this country? White people, so I don't wanna hear should black people be allowed to call themselves that... when it's the white people in power that told themselves to call them that.

Black people or the so-called Blacks should seize the

term African American and focus on the real agenda.

Surely todays Black people were descendants of Afica,

like the Irish, Italians, Polish,Jewish, etc. Every so-

called race is a descendant from another country,but

they do not called themselves what this mainstream society call Blacks. If any of these groups, Blacks included were born here they are indeed American regardless what so-called color they are. I do not approve that Blacks only should be called a name that

specify their group. White America should do the same.

Why call Black people African American when the so-called Whites immigrated here from thier original boundaries country. Black people are not immigrants and can not emulate them. They came here against their

will which the European Whites kidnapped hundreds of years ago.

I think the problem here is double-standard racism. Read my other posts in this debate for that argument. Anyway, my issue is that if we are supposed to be one AMERICAN PEOPLE, why should we drive ourselves apart with racial labels? I don't go around saying "I'm a Swedish American," I just say "I'm American and proud of it." We are one peolpe. We need to get past this point of racial labeling one another.

Same reason I'm allowed to call myself an Austrian American.

But I don't ..........

Why should we care how people identify themselves? i could declare myself the Ruler of All The World, because of my free speech; this wouldn't make it technically correct, but I can still say it. Let people identify themselves as freely as they choose.

Only if I can call myself a Scot-Chippewa-Irish-Cherokee and make everyone else do the same.

What to call them, where to put them, when to hire them?

Sounds like you are dealing with a group of immigrants from outside of America.

ok people The point of this whole arguement was that black people want to be called something other than americans. I dont call myself a Scottish American. Do you call yourself a(n) (Insert Nationality Here) American? Im White. Im a White American.