@Coloma …it is time to stop identifying race with citizenship… I don’t understand why it continues either, other than it has become habit . For one thing, Africa is a continent, not a country. A co-worker relocated from the UK to the US, and she was bemused when people referred to her as an African-American.
@Dutchess_III We just can’t never get it right, can we! This may be true. Labeling a person seems to be a factor of human nature. What is sad is that it can be incorrect. I have fallen into this trap one too many times.
@Darth_Algar Interesting. Raven-Symoné is publicly requesting that she be labeled nothing more than an American. Yes, she is famous (in the US), which gives her a wider audience in order to share her opinion. So does Morgan Freeman. Does this make it wrong because both are pursued by the media and are willing to share their personal opinions?
Neither are saying that they are not ‘black’. Raven-Simone is asking that she not be labeled ‘African-American’ because it is a misnomer. Morgan Freeman is asking that the US do away with Black History Month because being ‘black’ deserves 365 days of acknowledgement instead of one month in the calendar year. If it takes social media to spread their message more quickly because they can, is this so wrong?
@Blondesjon I would prefer to hear that type of stance from somebody that you can’t look up on IMDb. That is understandable. If you heard this type of stance from just one non-celebrity, would it make a difference in your opinion, or would it take more?
@snowberry That is pretty much how I feel. What caught me off-guard was Oprah’s reaction. Granted, she didn’t share a personal opinion, but what she speculated the feedback would be for not embracing the African-American and/or lesbian label.