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Don't forget all of the internet scams, either.

[b]In general, Blacks from other countries who got to immigrate here instead of being dragged in chains TOTALLY look down upon "African-Americans"[/b] and do not want to be associated with us in any way.

Well actually, YOU weren't dragged in chains to America either. Neither were your parents so let's not be laying claim to things we didn't have to endure.[/quote]

You are DEFINITELY white. LOL...Why do you even care about this issue? You aren't black, you aren't African-American....and you aren't a factor in this discussion. Please note that the days of whites telling blacks what we're allowed to call ourselves are long over. You are about 60 years too late in the making.[/quote]

I am black (Jamaican) and I agree with this poster.   You were not dragged here in chains - stop obsessing about crap that happenned hundreds of years ago.
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I did not make that comment, but that's not what the poster said. S/he said "[i]Blacks from other countries who got to immigrate here instead of being dragged in chains"[/i]. Where does she claim that she was dragged here? She's just making the distinction between those who came to the US voluntarily vs involuntarily. You and the pp read WAY too much into that person's statement. 
self-identify as you please. But getting defensiveness and/or sulky helps no one.[/quote][/quote]

Wow, I'm glad that at least one person got it.  I wrote "dragged in chains" originally, OBVIOUSLY alluding to my ancestors.  Most of you who have posted above are ignoring the spirit of what was written to nitpick...[/quote]

Oh no you don't, you worded your post exactly how you wanted it to come across, as if you endured the chain dragging, you got caught and then got defensive. [/quote]

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