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To be politically correct, should we change the nursery rhyme to "Bah Bah African-American Sheep...?

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Quizzical · 46-50, M
What if it's not American though? 🤔
UckfayOuyayOotay · 46-50, M
@Quizzical I've wondered that before...like if they're a British citizen are they then African-English?
Quizzical · 46-50, M
@UckfayOuyayOotay I think they tend to refer to themselves as British, unless filling a form out 🤔
NickiHijab · F
@UckfayOuyayOotay they're British afro-caribbean because we acknowledge that not all black people are African.
UckfayOuyayOotay · 46-50, M
@Quizzical That's sorta my point. Why only in America is there a special designation?
[@Mainly because in the U.S. we didn’t know. People who emigrate to the U.K. know they’re from Trinidad, Ghana, Nigeria, etc. “African American” was [b]originally[/b] the designation specifically for people descended from African slaves. Newer immigrants call [b]themselves[/b] Kenyan-American, etc.
UckfayOuyayOotay · 46-50, M
@bijouxbroussard Good answer! Thank you :-)