IMUS IMUS IMUS.........................

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Originally Posted by Kabuki

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Originally Posted by tubgirl

i need to ask an honest question here. i have read most of this thread, and didn't see it addressed yet...

why is it (and this is only what i have seen, it may not be true) that blacks are the only culture that constantly puts the hyphen before "American" to describe themselves?

you will never hear a black man saying he is an "American", it always has to be "African-American"

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I doubt you are around any "African-Americans". We usually don't even use that term. It's a label. I'm black. "African-American" is commonly used when dealing with the media, so that's why you usually just hear that term.

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not true. i grew up in a black neighborhood, went to a black school. i did hear the term "black" used a lot, but "African-American" was up there as well.

you are right, though. i think it is more a media term...

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Originally Posted by Unisex

If you were born in this country, then you're an American plain and simple.

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so, none of the rutgers basketball players were born in the united states?

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Originally Posted by tubgirl

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Originally Posted by Legend

Double Standards LOL why do people continue to use that excuse,they say it so thats our excuse for saying it.

Their is no double standards blacks or whites shouldn't use the n word or any other racial insult,address the current problem don't look for excuses.

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your posts literally make my head hurt

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That could be the prozac at work you lunatic,please crawl back under the rock you came out of.Don't stick your nose in subjects you know nothing about.

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Originally Posted by tubgirl

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Originally Posted by Kabuki

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Originally Posted by tubgirl

i need to ask an honest question here. i have read most of this thread, and didn't see it addressed yet...

why is it (and this is only what i have seen, it may not be true) that blacks are the only culture that constantly puts the hyphen before "American" to describe themselves?

you will never hear a black man saying he is an "American", it always has to be "African-American"

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I doubt you are around any "African-Americans". We usually don't even use that term. It's a label. I'm black. "African-American" is commonly used when dealing with the media, so that's why you usually just hear that term.

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not true. i grew up in a black neighborhood, went to a black school. i did hear the term "black" used a lot, but "African-American" was up there as well.

you are right, though. i think it is more a media term...

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Again you don't know what the fuck your talking about just because you grew up around african american people that doesn't make you a expert in their culture,what respectful african american person would refer to another as a black,thats a term made up by people like you who know nothing of the culture and is meant to be used as an insult.

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Originally Posted by Legend

Again you don't know what the fuck your talking about just because you grew up around african american people that doesn't make you a expert in their culture,what respectful african american person would refer to another as a black,thats a term made up by people like you who know nothing of the culture and is meant to be used as an insult.

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All you guys are closet racist on here,the reason you question people like sharpton and jackson because deep inside you hate what they stand for they provide help to poor african americans who have been discriminated against.

I'm sure many of you have said the n word before in your life or said something meant as a racial insult but are never called out because people around you share the same racial beliefs.

You will never understand what african american people have been through so to ask any questions as to why that feel insulted is ridiculous,you can't ask why unless you have been what they have been through.

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Originally Posted by Legend

All you guys are closet racist on here,the reason you question people like sharpton and jackson because deep inside you hate what they stand for they provide help to poor african americans who have been discriminated against.

I'm sure many of you have said the n word before in your life or said something meant as a racial insult but are never called out because people around you share the same racial beliefs.

You will never understand what african american people have been through so to ask any questions as to why that feel insulted is ridiculous,you can't ask why unless you have been what they have been through.

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I question Jackson and Sharpton because they are men who wield significant power and have shown incredible hypocrisy in their statements and actions.

Calling everyone who disagrees you with a racist is just plain ignorant. I have no idea what it's like to be black in America, but showing outrage over a benign, if not stupid, statement that some retarded disc jockey made is, if nothing else, a waste of resources and time, which could be spent on more pressing matters.

Tell me, as an african american, if you think this is an issue the Black community should be spending any time on.

BTW, Legend...has anyone ever called YOU a nappy-headed ho?

If not, please allow me to be the first...

Legend, you are most definitely a NAPPY-HEADED HO!

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Originally Posted by Legend

All you guys are closet racist on here,the reason you question people like sharpton and jackson because deep inside you hate what they stand for they provide help to poor african americans who have been discriminated against.

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Let me see if I get this. According to you, recognizing the unequivocal hypocrisy of men like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, not to mention the extremely selective nature of their outrage, somehow equates to racism? Please tell me you aren’t that mind numbingly stupid.

Bottom line: yes, Imus is a complete ass, but the unavoidable fact is that Jackson – and Sharpton in particular – are of precisely the same character and should not be involved in this at all.

-Quinn

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Originally Posted by chefmike

BTW, Legend...has anyone ever called YOU a nappy-headed ho?

If not, please allow me to be the first...

Legend, you are most definitely a NAPPY-HEADED HO!

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I won't stoop to your level of name calling but that right that shows your whole attitude towards this whole matter,you look at that reference as a joke.It doesn't affect me but try saying that to an african american face to face i'm sure he won't look at that as some sort of joke.That's the problem with guys like you and imus you think everything can be made into a joke until you get call out then you try to get serious.