+270 If black people are properly termed as African Americans, why arent white people called Irish Americans, German Americans, British Americans, etc, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

because apparently we all look the same. hahaa. :] peace & love.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Not all African people are black, not all black people are Americans, and not all black people are from Africa. "African-American" fell out of favor for these reasons like 5-10 years ago.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

cuz africas a continent, not a country like ireland. white people are "caucasian" but no one really says that. so the person above is absolutely right. that isn't racist.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

i know several black guys who are also of irish descent...i kind of wish they'd ask people to call them irish-american

by Anonymous 14 years ago

cause they are the blacks slaves that came from africa, doofus. not all whites came from america.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

They are. . .

by Anonymous 12 years ago