Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun...
by pessimizer on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:24PM
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That's just a mistake. I'm pretty sure that there aren't many black non-Americans asking to be called African-American.
>white South African would be.
The "African" in "African-American" has nothing to do with where you were born or where your parents were born, just like the "Free" in "Free Software" has nothing to do with beer. It has to do with the origin of the features that make you distinct (in a historically particular way) from white Americans.
Of course, if white Africans who move to America identify as African-Americans, it's certainly their right, and I'd gladly refer to them as that.
>white South African would be.
The "African" in "African-American" has nothing to do with where you were born or where your parents were born, just like the "Free" in "Free Software" has nothing to do with beer. It has to do with the origin of the features that make you distinct (in a historically particular way) from white Americans.
Of course, if white Africans who move to America identify as African-Americans, it's certainly their right, and I'd gladly refer to them as that.