Black or African-American?

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I'll have a Black Canadian:

1 oz. Black Label
1 oz. Canadian Club
4 oz. Molson
Rim a glass with bacon fat, then salt.
Mix and pour.

As much as I like Bacon, the thought of licking greasy bacon fat off the rim of my drinking glass makes me ill.

Originally Posted by Jughead P. Jones

Well, since I am from Canada, I'd probably go with the term Black Canadian, if writing from a research perspective.

(And, EH1812...technically, you're right, as in we're part of NORTH AMERICA, but we're individuals, darn it. We say EH! EH!!!)

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Holy hell. Well, I'm not from that region either.

So, from now on, I'm checking off "other", if Caucasian is the only "white" option.

I think the term Caucasian is a niceity that is trying to describe a race without using a "color" term the same way "African American" is avoiding the lable of "Black'. Frankly, I prefer the "Black" "White" Lables just because they are simple.

But if Latinos don't like brown, and American Indians don't like red, then what? And if the American Indians drop the first part, they may be confused with those from India.

And if the Black Canadians don't know they are in Canada, all is lost anyway! So why bother?

That said, I have no problem with any group or race prefering a lable, of which I would gladly use. I just wish someone would standardize, and all agree on. But making 100% of any one happy is impossible, now isn't it?