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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't get the "black community" hate.  I hear this by black people all the time.  So, you think they are wrong, too?   I'm thinking most black people in this country do use the term "black community".[/quote]

I just posted, and I brought up that very same point.

I hear black community all the time.  "In the black community, this is how we . . . "

OK - So it's not offensive - at least to some.

I mentioned how my community is my heritage, especially as a first generation who's bilingual.  I am proud being part of this community. [b] It's tied to a country, however, which may be the main difference. [/b]

Black community is defined how?  as black American?  as African American?  And if it's the latter, how close are AAs to an African nation?  Do most AAs trace their roots?

Eventually, we all lose ties, I imagine, as the older generation dies off.

So community takes on different meanings. I'm just not sure I'll be using it around others much longer . . . [/quote]

You've answered your own question.

I'm African American. Do you know what that means? If you did, you wouldn't suggest that I stop using it because I have no ties to my ancestors. I honor their sacrifice and NO white person will tell me I can/can't do this in the way I see fit. [/quote]

I am not arguing that case. You have that right to respect those who suffered before you.

But what do you say to an African (closely tied to an African nation like Uganda) who wants nothing to do with you?  who thinks your African American label is silly?  How do you see eye-to-eye with him/her?

We've had some circles (restorative practices) between our African and AA students b/c the tension was so great.  So I speak from experience.

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I care no more for how they feel than an Irish American would care that Italians think their label is silly. Those that think the label is silly don't understand their significance. I have no time for those sort of people and, as such, have no desire to see eye to eye with them. There's no teaching some people (this thread is proof). Sometimes you just have to walk away and hope that the ignorance will die with them.[/quote]

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