Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.
You just admitted that English isn’t your native language, and you probably aren’t an African American. So this is one of those things you are just not going to get. It comes down to more than just the language, it’s the shared history that gives those words the weight they carry. And you can choose to privately be insensitive to that history, but publicly you don’t have to say everything you think.
The term is POC now you insensitive clod. I have white friends from south africa and black friends from the caribbean so it’s inaccurate to call either of them african american. Ever met a black british person? Try calling them african american and you’ll get laughed out of the country.
He’s referring, very specifically, to understanding the difference in the US betweenthe terms poc and colored people.
“You’re probably not African American” meaning you’re prob not a black person in America descended from slavery directly impacted by this incident and therefore don’t understand the exact argument here.
He wasn’t saying all black people are African Americans 🙄
Don’t you get it? You can be black in america and not be african american. You can be white in america and be an african american. The term itself doesn’t make sense.
This whole thing is so dumb. Can’t we just stick with white/black/asian/hispanic/whatever and move on? Don’t we have bigger things to be worried about?
People of Color sounds suspiciously like Colored People. Where I’m from it’s just Black, Latino, and Asian. African/Asian/Latin American if you are patriotic.
Yes, I would very much like to simply use those descriptors and move on with our lives. This whole discussion is so absurd.
Say again.
I was born in London to Jamaican parents. Age of five I moved to Jamaica and lived there for eight years before moving to the States. I am now a black American. You came at the wrong guy with that bullshit Sonny Jim. Plus I get to block your dumb ass.
…so you are NOT an african american and we agree. I don’t understand what the conflict is.