Why is it considered racist when you refer to a black person as black? I mean, it's already awkward enough when you have to be all "The African-American over there", amirite?

When's the last time, you saw a Mexican and said, "Hey look at that brown guy", a Chinese guy and said, "There goes another yellow fellow", or a Native American and went, "Hey red guy" HMMM?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And when's the last time I talked about those three ethnicities? :u

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't know... I'm just saying, if you don't call those people by their colours, then you are in fact being racist....

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Still, I'm only talking about black people. And I'm not racist against any of the people you mentioned, either. :u Still, you can't really tell if someone is racist or not unless you actually know about the ethnicity of their friends, themselves, and stuff like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You can have friends of different ethnicities and still be racist.... I mean I'm friends with some people I hate, but I don't say anything, because they're friends with my other friends (that I actually like) and I don't want to ruin our friendship.... Besides those minorities can be dangerous, if you say anything, they'll kill ya!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Why is it racist if you don't call everyone by colors? You're just referring to their ethnicity in different ways. (Yeah, I know black people aren't actually black, but white people aren't actually white either. Oh well.) That's like saying if you call one person a redhead, then call another person 'that person with black hair', you're being biased.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, Caucasians are always referred to as white.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

People often refer to a Caucasian male as being a "white guy." Using a physical characteristic to differentiate between one person and another is in no way racist.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's considered racist? Myself, a black individual, and my black friends did not realize this. I'll let them know that we should be offended at that. Seriously, though, we throw around "nigger" like "hello," and take no offense when anybody else follows suit. I think America just might need a chill pill...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They call me "white". Why should it be a double standard?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Whoever said it was racist?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haha I don't think it's racist, but at the same time you would NEVER hear someone go, "Hey, you see that guy over there.. the white guy?"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

*Unless the area is predominantly non-white.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I hear people saying that all the time.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not all black people come from Africa! Also, there are white people from Africa. Do you call them "African American" too?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Its not racist. Its only racist if you say "I hate black people" but the same goes for if you say "I hate african americans" or any other race. Black is just like a slang term, not a 'racist' one

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know, but some people just freak out and be all "DATS RACIST~!" when you refer to a black guy as.. well, a black guy. I have no idea why. You're lucky you haven't seen it yet.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I never said I haven't seen it, plenty of people do it, but they're theignorant ones and I'm just saying what I think. Its not racist but they like to think it is because a lot of black people like to play the "race card" and be victims

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think it would be worse to be called African american. People don't call me a German american. Jis sayin'.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Black people have lost much of their authentic heritage due to slavery; so it is more proper, in my opinion, to calll them black over african american. An african american could be a white immigrant from south africa, but a black man is descendant of any native african tribe and has been naturalized into the american culture over the last 300 years. Slavery changed the world more than we could anticipate.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In my AP Geography class someone was talking about people who live in Africa, and called them African Americans to be respectful, I guess. It was awkward... I don't know, but I don't think it's racist. It's not like you think your race is better just because you're trying to identify someone by saying they're black.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

They called people who aren't American African American? I think even people who consider Black to be racist would rather be called Black.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Have people not even looked at the most top rated amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i'm sure they have, and there are noticable differences between the two posts. derp.

by Anonymous 13 years ago