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Old 07-12-2008, 12:16 PM   #1
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Just make sure you aren't acting niggardly...
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Old 07-12-2008, 12:19 PM   #2
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This is the Al Sharpton effect.
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Old 07-12-2008, 12:48 PM   #3
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I thought the PC term is "African American," anyhow.
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Old 07-13-2008, 09:47 PM   #4
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I thought the PC term is "African American," anyhow.
Only if they are actually American.... Black Brits and real Africans (for example) can get a bit pissed off about being labelled African American when they visit
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Old 07-14-2008, 10:24 AM   #5
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Only if they are actually American.... Black Brits and real Africans (for example) can get a bit pissed off about being labelled African American when they visit
Even most of the white SA's I know say that. They are a hell of a lot more African American than any blacks I know.
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