12-04-2008, 05:19 PM
swampy wrote:
[quote=vision63]
Half caucasians don't celebrate Martin Luther King? What does black mean to you? Black isn't a race, it's a people. African is a race. Caucasian is a race. Black is a people of a shared experience. Obama calls himself black. What's the problem with wanting to be black. Not a single black (note the lower case b) person is of pure blood, so then no one is black or it is silly to identify themselves as black?
African is NOT a race
http://www.casa.umass.edu/participants/r...ptions.php
Shared Experience? What is that supposed to mean? That certainly is not a definition of "race".
Race Descriptions:
Black or African American A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Asian A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
White A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
American Indian or Alaska Native A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Take it easy.... Put the Google down. That's it... Just.... lay it right there in front of you.... where I can see it. Everything's gonna be fine... Don't be afraid...