Do you say African-American or black?

I was having a discussion with my sister about what we would prefer to be called. I understand some of you may call us derogatory terms, this conversation isn’t really for you.

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SW-User

Both, same as us being called white or caucasian ...African person would be born in Africa?

basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M

@SW-User Although Caucasian is actually a misnomer as the actual people from the Caucasus mountains aren't white, they're brown. The nomenclature is thanks to Blumenbach.

bijouxbroussard · F

@SW-User And someone born in Africa can specify in which country on that continent they were born. So other than South Africa, they don’t have to use the term—they can say they’re “Ugandan-American”, for example.