African Definition

A look into the African definition.

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[ubwana]

exactly the point aundrae4, there is no consistent basis on the color concept, it is just a selectively racist phenomenon because if you are going to classify people solely based on color, then there are various discrepancies in associating one color to a given geographic location.

[ubwana]

Integration does not dissolve differences, nor does being oblivious and naive just because it's "one world". So if there is anyone that needs to get out of their box, I think you should take the lead Amaka9. The easy and ignorant politically correct sugar coating method wears out after a couple of licks, so how about we educate ourselves to the core in order to correctly embrace this diversity. Acknowledging our differences does not mean segregation. Get it right please.

[ubwana]

A look into the definition of African, a term so commonly used but vaguely understood. What is it to be African, what is the effect of the negative imagery of the continent and its people, let us not forget the color, is Black equal to African and vice versa? Please feel free to share your views and/or experiences that evolve around this connotation.

[biggsleezy]

Black ppl suffer more than other ppl frm other races in this world, frm the slave trade to poverty, frm the U.S to Europe. Yet some heartless racist caucasians don't even respect that. Without us, their would be no such things as hip-hop, reggae, soukous or makosa and some other best type of music genres in this world, or without black ppl basketball and the N.B.A won't be the same. So show black ppl some respect

[aundrae4]

ethnicity is not racist ethnicity and nationality is not same thing nationality is citizenship that can change anyone can be born anywhere that what you thinking of ethnicity it call heritage people are pround of that we to know more about are ancestor not erase them the color thing it not the point if everyone was white we still have west african ancestry and there other idenity like religon but its how people view others idenity why judge people on skin color better why judge at all

[15uccia]

this is so sad.. i wanna cry.. nice vid

[aundrae4]

im Not african american just american i knock out anyone any race i see burning the american flag but i belive black people should be pround be say im african not for africa but for our ancestors like i never herd the phase caucasian american i herd caucasian and american separate cause whites around the world are caucasian like asian around the world are asian but for black people there african african american afro caribbean afro brazilian how about we all are african around the world too

[aundrae4]

most east asians have skin as white as caucasians that does not make them white people so don't say southeast asians are black people their hair even grow strait in fact some use yellow but i never herd a asian say im not asian! im a Yellow american you don't have to be born in asia to be asian you don't have to be born in the caucasus region to be caucasian and you don't have to be born in latin america to be latino every does that

[wamaithak]

Amaka's heart is in the right place, but her/his reading of identity politics is riddled with youthful naivety. I could go even as far as to say that this outlook undermines the very real and legitimate need for peoples of African Diaspora to self-identify themselves. Identifying oneself as African, or Arab, White or black does not undermine or threaten the human Identity- in fact it enriches that experience.

[mbajuni]

Good point. People 4get the history for the African-Americans whose forefathers fought for the US. I think this video really provokes us to re-think how the dominant ideology of defining "African-American" as anyone who is black and American. Look at Barack Obama that ubwana uses as an example. The question is what do we call these two distinct groups of people. The video sheds light on this complexity but I don't think it is intended to bring answers or tell people what to call themselves.

[mbajuni]

Well said...I couldn't have said it any better than that! Bravo!

[mbajuni]

I think that's the point of the video Amaka9...that we shouldn't define ourselves based on colour...the world is beyond that.