Trayvon Martin

[mrveggieman]

So if you're family has a long history of living in Africa and they move over here and you are born here, you don't have the right to claim African heritage? Anyone have an umbrella handy? A lot of hypocrisy being thrown around here today.

I'm sure that all of us have a long history of family living in america but if you are not native american then you would be whatever your family originally came from which in your case would not be africa. If you moved to china and lived there for 20 years and came back here would you all of a sudden be considered a chinese american?

[mrveggieman]

Did you live in Africa?

No but my acestors are originally from there. They did not migrate there from elsewhere.

[tndcollectables]

I'm sure that all of us have a long history of family living in america but if you are not native american then you would be whatever your family originally came from which in your case would not be africa. If you moved to china and lived there for 20 years and came back here would you all of a sudden be considered a chinese american?

If you children born there, yes.

[ensbergcollector]

guys, just give it up. according to veggie only blacks have a right to be called african american. it doesn't matter if you were born in africa. if you are white, the rules change until you can't claim you are african american.

If you are white, you must trace your ancestors somewhere other than africa. If you are black, it doesn't matter if 10 generations of your family has lived in america. you are african american.

[tndcollectables]

No but my acestors are originally from there. They did not migrate there from elsewhere.

But my ancestors that were born there, left.

[BGT Masters]

guys, just give it up. according to veggie only blacks have a right to be called african american. it doesn't matter if you were born in africa. if you are white, the rules change until you can't claim you are african american.

If you are white, you must trace your ancestors somewhere other than africa. If you are black, it doesn't matter if 10 generations of your family has lived in america. you are african american.

I know, its just annoying to read the daily amount of the same old garbage. You could slap some people's face on this forum with proof after proof and with a straight face nonetheless, they have been given the ability to deny all this nonsense they keep spewing.

If Veggies ancestors came from African, he's African American, if TND's ancestors also were born and lived in Africa he can't claim the same because he doesn't have black skin. Its just ignorant.

[tndcollectables]

To me it doesn't matter, we are all just plain Americans. Its the politicians that love stiring the pot. If we would just refer to one another as Americans it would solve everything.

[mrveggieman]

I know, its just annoying to read the daily amount of the same old garbage. You could slap some people's face on this forum with proof after proof and with a straight face nonetheless, they have been given the ability to deny all this nonsense they keep spewing.

If Veggies ancestors came from African, he's African American, if TND's ancestors also were born and lived in Africa he can't claim the same because he doesn't have black skin. Its just ignorant.

Let's do this. Let all of us walk around an affluent neighborhood late at night and see which one us gets called and african american if you know what I mean.

[BGT Masters]

To me it doesn't matter, we are all just plain Americans. Its the politicians that love stiring the pot. If we would just refer to one another as Americans it would solve everything.

I've said that many times. Unfortunately how things are going its never going to happen. We are supposed to be the great melting pot, unfortunately not everything has blended together as nicely as we would have hoped. I must admit though even though I like to prefer being bias I have my own racist habits. I dislike some people because they're stupid.

[tndcollectables]

Let's do this. Let all of us walk around an affluent neighborhood late at night and see which one us gets called and african american if you know what I mean.

I have and was asked, "White boy, what are you doing here?"