The Shortlist

Originally posted by Bollocks:
How do you feel about the term "African American"? It just seems silly to me. It would be like calling me "Scandavian English" because my ancestors came from there most likely.

That's my mother's thinking, too. She uses "colored" as a derogatory term towards other blacks because we don't use the n-word. That is verboten.

For me, ideally, I'd rather be known as a chick instead of "the black chick." :)

We went to the baseball exhibit at the Natural History Museum. On display, they had a newspaper article from some time ago which proclaimed "So and so to be named first black manager."

Yet the person who wrote the caption at the museum wrote "This newspaper shows the announcement that 'so and so will be the first african-american manager'"

Allow me to answer your question, Bollocks. You see, I'm a lazy person. Saying i'm African American takes too much energy. I'm black. Ahh! So much more simple. You're a scandinavian english american? (okay..) You're white. So much less confusion.

Originally posted by Bollocks:

Originally posted by pepper*sans*salt:
Just call me black, thank you. We as a people change nickname like every decade or so, so I don't expect white people (or anyone else for that matter) to keep up with them.

But negro is a bit dated. Just FYI.

Let me ask you a question if you don't mind..

How do you feel about the term "African American"? It just seems silly to me. It would be like calling me "Scandavian English" because my ancestors came from there most likely.

Originally posted by Celeste:
I like my site better…they mention the NYT review of Persepolis 2.

true, but it also contains links to bad UPN show websites.

-10 points.

I wonder if the Black Nerd will weigh in on this issue?

I like playing Shortlist Judge!

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
TV on the Radio - Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes
Wrens - Meadowlands
Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Blonde Redhead - Misery Is a Butterfly
Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark
Devendra Banhart - Rejoicing In the Hands
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder
Air - Talkie Walkie
Melt Banana - Cell-Scape

The Black Nerd told me she lost the password to her login name.

To my thinking, Black denotes a race.
African American denotes nationalities which is basically what you were saying Bollocks.

For the record, there are White African Americans. They are White people who were citizens of some African country who then became American citizens. All the more proof that the term African American isn't really the best of terms to use when specifying someone's race.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
No, those were not my feelings.

Originally posted by Bollocks:


"Keb Mo is one negro who should be shot" leads us to think you want him shot because he's a negro. Which I hope is not your feelings.

cause you have no feelings do you Rhett, you cold little man.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:

Yet the person who wrote the caption at the museum wrote "This newspaper shows the announcement that 'so and so will be the first african-american manager'"

I was watching a hockey game one time (big surprise) and the announcer was speaking of the first African-American hockey player to get a hat trick, and then stated that he was from British Columbia.

go Fox Sports Net

Isn't Canada part of North America?

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Isn't Canada part of North America?

so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

No, and Brazil is in South America the last time I checked.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Isn't Canada part of North America?

so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

No, they're Brasilian-American. Just like how you're Camerican. In fact, my new name for Canada is Camerica.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
No, and Brazil is in South America the last time I checked.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Isn't Canada part of North America?

so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

But it's still AMERICA.

The term isn't "African Northern American"…is it? Maybe it should be…. ;)

Is New England part of the UK?

Originally posted by Bollocks:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
No, and Brazil is in South America the last time I checked.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Isn't Canada part of North America?

so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

But it's still AMERICA.

The term isn't "African Northern American"…is it? Maybe it should be…. ;)

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
No, and Brazil is in South America the last time I checked.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Isn't Canada part of North America?

so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

my point exactly, rhett you fool.

Originally posted by econo:
No, they're Brasilian-American. Just like how you're Camerican. In fact, my new name for Canada is Camerica.

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
so the Blacks in Brazil are african-american too?

i am not ANY american goddamnit. I am a damn Canadian "living" in America (and not for long either!)

and you can call is Camerica if you want, but that just proves how much Americans wish they were as good as Canadians.

i can see why you are jealous!

Let's be honest, Canada is really just a semi-autonomous region of the United States. If not for government-imposed Canadiana content in the media, Canadian culture wouldn't exist.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Let's be honest, Canada is really just a semi-autonomous region of the United States. If not for government-imposed Canadiana content in the media, Canadian culture wouldn't exist.

actually, the Canadian govt is the only ones who want to be American. And thats not even true. canadians and thier govt know that, to be on America's good side and to get all of thier generous benefits, you have to pretend to want to be like them!!! (see Great Britian, only we live right next door!)

Canada has taken the freedoms and liberties associated with being American, and left out the world dominating, world power hungry natures that make the US look like a mean greedy jerk.

:)

and at least we win the gold medal in our own conutry's "pasttime" not to mention we are badass Canoers!