Who is more American- From an African Spectator's perspective?

In truth I think non-Caucasian American people accept (and perpetuate) racism by identifying themselves with the following terms such as "African American" or "Native American" ...now that is ridiculous especially the former. There is no white person saying "Hie I am European American" or "Hie my name is Bob and I am Native British". (You see how stupid it is- thank you) In fact only 2.35% of Americans of European descent would ever want to be referred to as such. They would prefer to be called "Americans" or "White" Americans.

In claiming (or accepting) a self-discriminating label you deny the authenticity of who you are. In essence you cannot (by definition) be anything else more or less American even if you migrated from Africa as long as you are now "deemed" to be American the label should be the same with Caucasian Americans. Remember they are not originally from there just like everyone else except for the indigenous tribes. I do appreciate the history of denied rights and segregation but the reality is you are part of that country and society in every respect and in every aspect.

Also If you can't label Africans in Africa as native African or Chinese in China as Native Chinese or Europeans in Europe as Native Europeans a label like "Native American" should not exist. Those people are simply "Americans." Of all the racial groups in America "Native" Americans should be the ones without any label whatsoever and should just be referred to as "Americans". It's like Europeans in Africa being referred to as Africans and Africans in Africa being referred to as "Native" Africans. Would that make sense?

Racism in America will stop or at least begin to stop (maybe) when "African Americans" and "Native Americans" acknowledge that they are "just" Americans. Would we call an American Caucasian "American African" if he migrated to Africa? These terms were designed to make non-Caucasian Americans feel less American and yet give them a false sense of pride by associating them with a distant geographical area with which they cannot relate with either.

should these terms be perpetuated?

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by M c N O R R I S