I'm "African American"

[FortLaudy 10]

So at the football game today someone asks me where my accent is from, I said South Africa, the person goes: "Oh, so you're African-American now?"

That was hilarious, got me thinking, hell yes! I guess I am, I was actually born in Africa so I definetely have the right to call myself African-American, more so than anyone not born there who call themselves AA.

[mawilson 2,133]

Good, you can probably apply for a bunch of handouts.

[FortLaudy 10]

Good, you can probably apply for a bunch of handouts.

I truly hope that will never be my fate!

[_Simpson_ 250]

So at the football game today someone asks me where my accent is from, I said South Africa, the person goes: "Oh, so you're African-American now?"

That was hilarious, got me thinking, hell yes! I guess I am, I was actually born in Africa so I definetely have the right to call myself African-American, more so than anyone not born there who call themselves AA.

True

[trillium13 84]

Well, technically, I suppose you are. Who knows, this could work to your advantage some day.

[Danno 1,228]

At a minimum you can have fun with the census taker.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

So at the football game today someone asks me where my accent is from, I said South Africa, the person goes: "Oh, so you're African-American now?"

That was hilarious, got me thinking, hell yes! I guess I am, I was actually born in Africa so I definetely have the right to call myself African-American, more so than anyone not born there who call themselves AA.

Only those born in Africa can be called African-American if they are now Americans.

I had a white South African bra that would call himself an AA.

[Deb+Steve 13]

Guess that would make me African-American too. Born & bred in Cape Town.

MIL told me a story about a young South African woman in Florida who applied for a scholarship at one of the Universities. Apparently she was awarded it and when they saw her ... well, you know the rest. Apparently, they could not take it away from her because technically she qualified as African American.

Is this an urban myth, I wonder?

Mental note to self: Shani is in Florida ...

[I'm Gone 60]

So at the football game today someone asks me where my accent is from...

If that's the case you have to start talking right. LOL

So at the football game today someone Ax me where my accent is from.

[SMR 368]

I'm also an African American despite the fact that I have never been to Africa and look white. There is no way to officially prove or test if someone is an African American. Genetically there are no tests. In terms of national origin, many supposed "African Americans" cannot track their heritage back to Africa.

I always check all the boxes. There is no way to prove that I am not.

[FortLaudy 10]

Guess that would make me African-American too. Born & bred in Cape Town.

MIL told me a story about a young South African woman in Florida who applied for a scholarship at one of the Universities. Apparently she was awarded it and when they saw her ... well, you know the rest. Apparently, they could not take it away from her because technically she qualified as African American.

Is this an urban myth, I wonder?

Mental note to self: Shani is in Florida ...

Woop woop, yeah I noticed a lot of scholarships were going for "minorities" even the ones based on merit - GPA etc. strange but true. Seriously, just for the heck of it, I'm gonna apply as an AA and see what happens!!!!

[FortLaudy 10]

If that's the case you have to start talking right. LOL

So at the football game today someone Ax me where my accent is from.

In America I've noticed a whole lot of this mispronounciation. I get crazy when I hear someone say eCscape instead of eScape or aKs instead of aSk, in fact I dumped a bf once because of this mispronounciation issue, and he was European American or American or White or whatever, but not AA like myself

[Fandango 1,440]

Technically, unless you've naturalized, you're not American.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

In America I've noticed a whole lot of this mispronounciation. I get crazy when I hear someone say eCscape instead of eScape or aKs instead of aSk, in fact I dumped a bf once because of this mispronounciation issue, and he was European American or American or White or whatever, but not AA like myself

So...you dumped a boyfriend because of how he says certain words, yet you misspell "mispronunciation" in such a way that it looks like you don't actually pronounce that word correctly yourself.

Shallow much?

[FortLaudy 10]

So...you dumped a boyfriend because of how he says certain words, yet you misspell "mispronunciation" in such a way that it looks like you don't actually pronounce that word correctly yourself.

Shallow much?

Sorry, yes you're right, no coffee yet. It wasn't just the way he spoke it was a few other things too, and besides we only dated for about 3 weeks before I called it off, he was a roommate of one of my friends here and she kept telling me what a sweet guy he was. Yeah he was sweet but he had a kid, crazy ex wife, wore baggy pants and he just kept saying words wrong, It got embarrassing around some of my higher educated friends and I just knew it wouldn't work. shallow I guess but hey, everyone has their basic criteria of what they'd like in their SO, for me being well spoken is one of them.