Why should i call you African American if you still call me White?

a rant and rambling on the stupidity of Political Correctness

 if you want me to call you "African American" instead of black, then why dont you call me "Caucasian American" instead of white? its so one sided, cant you see you are being racist as well? if i say i saw a group of black kids, people jump down my throat with "why do they have to be black kids!" but if a black or mexican person says "i saw some white kids" nobody so much as blinks. they WERE black kids just like they WERE white kids. now honestly, i do not want you to call me "Caucasian American" because it sounds stupid. im not caucasian. i barely know what that is! im just American. i like being white, because i AM white, just like you ARE black. i do not go out of my way to be all "well actually thats offensive because im not actually white, im a pinkish tan color, so why would you try to say im not ACTUALLY black, we come in all shades. and unless you actually do COME STRAIGHT FROM AFRICA i am not calling you African American. you are not african, youre just an American. you may have heritage there, but you are not African, just like im not Irish or Scottish tho i do have that heritage. so will all the self righteous ethnic people please shut up about all this political correctness? its ridiculous. constantly correcting other people over it and starting fights and drawing negative attention to the simple words black and white, do not make for a less racist world, instead it just reinforces that there IS something different something that needs to be watched out for and stepped around. it separates us more than the simple words Black and White ever did. theyre just colors. its no different if i say the kid with the mohawk then when i say, the mexican kid or the black kid. its just that im pointing out what would be most easily identified by the person im talking to. its not derogatory, its not mean spirited, is an adjective. a harmless describing word. i dont care that im just white. so why do you care that you are black?

Author's Note

idk. just tired of being jumped on when i say black.

Reviews

[Journey]

lol
I am happy that you were able to get this off of your chest. I wrote a piece not long a go about ethnicity. I am as light as you but over the years my race has been classified as Negro, Black, and African-American. I am, & never have been offended by either of those titles. I usually call Caucasians - Caucasians, but If I call them white, it is not meant to offend. I don't know if this is a race thing, or just an individual thing. I have a hard time sometimes differentiating between Caucasians, Latins, & some Mexicans. I don't even try to decide which island someone is from. lol There is not many times that I find it necessary to refer to somone's race...they are all just people to me. My thought would be just to call people what they would prefer being called. Happy you expressed yourself in this plateform.

[Naomi Montana Walsh]

I hear you..anyhow ..I mean it is actually something in the person who .. is offended that was there before you spoke..if that makes any sense..I live in Calif.. and I have never really been asked to call someone african american..I have refered to friends as black and not even had them blink.. oh well..the point is just useing the term black does not a racist make.

[Eagle Cruagh]

You are so absolutely correct.
That having been said we will not change it unless
perhaps the offensive ones get sick and tired of it
themselves. Use it until you are blue in the face.
If they don`t use it , bring it up and say would you
rather I call you African American ?

People who call me white are being offensive.
In the Winter I am pink, in the summer I am Brown.

Your rant on offensive terms is excellent. Bravo !

You are an excellent writer.

Keep it up-----write a lot----- WRITE !

My rating ----- 100 %

------John

[melissa.]

haha. i agree i guess. also, it could be someone from jamaica for example. and they're not actually african american. that's always bothered me.