09-06-2004 05:18									#1
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i hate that phrase. Africa is a big place, and there are a lot of freakin white people there, and arabs, so it isn't very accurate I've always wondered what the actual demographics of Africa are, what the percentages of each race in africa? I looked but couldn't find it. Can anyone help?

Thanks

	09-06-2004 06:07									#2
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Glad i'm not the only one who was having trouble finding the info :-D

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Africa - lots of brothers, a couple of rich white guys with English accents, some Indians, handful of Arabs

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	09-06-2004 06:18									#4
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no workie

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I guess you could call them black people, or Negros... or something... but I don't think that will earn them your favor.

	09-06-2004 06:22									#6
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it will definately earn them my favor, but i'm not sure it will earn me their favor If i'm a white person, why can't they be black??? coining another term doesn't do any good because eventually it's going to have the same connotation...

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Kerry's wife would be the first(I think, feel free to correct me) African American first lady :P

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i wish i was from south africa i'd have scholarships and grants out the wazooooo because i'd put african american on everything.

	09-06-2004 07:02									#9
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Well if you are a Sand Negro you can expect to end up in jail indefinately without trial or review... so make sure to explain which type of african american you are...

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Africa has always been the most culturally and ethnically diverse continent.

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quote: Originally posted by MrFun Africa has always been the most culturally and ethnically diverse continent.

What about Asia?

Asia has lots of different peoples.

	09-06-2004 07:16									#12
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Then why do historians claim Africa is more diverse than Asia??

	09-06-2004 07:20									#13
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so, basically what you are saying is these damn PC continent people names are wrong... i agree

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak i wish i was from south africa i'd have scholarships and grants out the wazooooo because i'd put african american on everything.

I knew a guy in high school (nicknamed Apartheid Boy, I can't recall his real name offhand) who did just that. However, people started making the ethnicity questions multiple-choice, so he had to admit that he was both white/caucasian (depending on the questionnaire) and african-american.

Come to think of it, I remember relating this story before, which probably means that we've had this thread before. Oh well.

	09-06-2004 07:24									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Kaak i hate that phrase.

Don't you have more important things to do that worry about what one group of people calls itself?

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Africa is %60 slaves %30 canibals and %10 rich europeans.

	09-06-2004 07:31									#17
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara Don't you have more important things to do that worry about what one group of people calls itself?

It isn't what they call themselves. It's what they expect us to call them. They use the 'n word' to refer to themselves as often as not.

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and to answer your question, no. i'm sitting at work.

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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar What about Asia? Asia has lots of different peoples.

Including all those Europeans who like to think they're on a separate continent when in fact they're just a whopping big peninsula attached to a real continent.

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak It isn't what they call themselves. It's what they expect us to call them. They use the 'n word' to refer to themselves as often as not.

Maybe you just don't know enough to have an informed opinion. Maybe instead of asking for permission to be an ass, you should learn how to be polite. Is it really necessary to have to be explained the politics of names or can you just be a mensch?

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What about americans, why do they call themselves american?

America is not just the USA, you know. It's mexico, columbia, cuba, and so on.

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How about "Statists"?

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soon it will be though



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Chegitz: the point is this. Why call them anything. We are all americans (though GL would disagree). Why create another label? And if you must label, why not black? I've never met a caucasion who would be offended if you call them white, so why would it be any different?

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quote: Originally posted by Kaak I've never met a caucasion who would be offended if you call them white

What if you called them black?

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Why don't we go back to calling them coloured people, after all how offensive is that really?

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quote: Originally posted by General Ludd What about americans, why do they call themselves american?

Yeah, and why does everybody else call them that too?????

I blame the United States of Americans, or whatever it is you want us to be called.

quote: quote: I've never met a caucasion who would be offended if you call them white What if you called them black?

I for one would be awfully confused. I could go for tan, maybe, but black is pushing it -- I don't have that many moles....

	09-06-2004 07:59									#28
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quote: Originally posted by Kaak Chegitz: the point is this. Why call them anything. We are all americans (though GL would disagree). Why create another label? And if you must label, why not black? I've never met a caucasion who would be offended if you call them white, so why would it be any different?

For the same reason you wouldn't secretly serve Jews and Muslims pork or a Hindu beef. If you can't understand simple basic politieness, go back to kindergarten.

	09-06-2004 08:22									#29
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ummm...the reason i wouldn't serve a jew pork or a hindu beef is because their religion prohibits it. Bad analogy.

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No, the reason you wouldn't do it is out of simple, basic human decency.