is it fair to call blacks "african americans"?

But what about on the JOB APPLICATION and Census Bureau APPlication...

If you remove African American from the Applications...
then what do Africans, who move from Africa
to America and became Americans, put down on the applications, "Black Americans?"

Yeah why people have to know about our race before they hire us?
Why they wanna know if we have any type of handicap for?

Why???
 
Hold a minute, Miss*Pinocchio

Do they have "race" on job application? :ugh:

If yes, it is discriminalist!!!!!!!!!


We dont have "race" on job application in Europe.
 
Liebling
Job Application will ask you "Ethic" to choice. I never see any application say "race". It is not appropriate as professional.
Mommyof3
 
What is an exactly word for "Ethic"? Is it similar word as "race"? If yes, but I still think it's unfair because we are humans, not color skin.
 
Reba said:
I guess that is a "Deaf" thing. To hearies, calling a person "mutt" is very offensive. It is like calling them a dog, or "half-breed". Hearies usually say someone is "mixed race" or "mixed heritage" or "bi-racial" or "multi-racial".
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Well, I definitely have to ask around... also contact few deaf professors in Gallaudet to find out.

If I am wrong to use it, I will change it to other words to define my half mixed races.
 
Magatsu said:
Well, I definitely have to ask around... also contact few deaf professors in Gallaudet to find out.

If I am wrong to use it, I will change it to other words to define my half mixed races.
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Actually, you're right. I've even referred to myself as a mutt a few times in the past due to my mixed backgrounds. At my high school which was a school for the deaf, the term, mutt was used by several deaf folks.
 
Thats an interesting thing I never knew about deaf culture. Like Reba mentions, I've only heard 'Mutt' in reference to mixed breed dogs (or half breeds). When talking people, 'multi-racial' or 'bi-racial' are the only terms I hear.
 
Liebling:-))) said:
Hold a minute, Miss*Pinocchio

Do they have "race" on job application? :ugh:

If yes, it is discriminalist!!!!!!!!!


We dont have "race" on job application in Europe.
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I've never seen any form of race questions on job applications
 
here's one

YV-Application.jpg
 
When I was in high school, African Americans like to call themselves blacks. I guess they had a dignity for their skin color.
 
Pertaining to the usage of word: Mutt

I have always joked that I am a mutt since I am equally combo of Irish and Cherokee.

I tell others Im a lovable mutt when they inquire of my nationality. Not once did it occur in my head that it could be an offending term. Dunno???
 
Meg said:
Pertaining to the usage of word: Mutt

I have always joked that I am a mutt since I am equally combo of Irish and Cherokee.

I tell others Im a lovable mutt when they inquire of my nationality. Not once did it occur in my head that it could be an offending term. Dunno???
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Using the term for yourself is not so bad as using it for other people. I think your friends understand that you are just lightly joking about yourself. But it would be a different feeling if you called another person "mutt", unless you are close friends and you already know how they feel about themselves.

Probably not a term to use in a business situation, or around strangers. You don't want to get disciplined at work, or punched in the nose by an angry stranger!

Of course, this is just IMO as a middle-aged hearing person. ;)

p.s.
I just checked Y's link. I am afraid that "mutt" is not a good word.
I also checked the thesaurus entries; not every nice words. :(
http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=mutt
 
It's like other insulting terms. You're allowed to call yourself that. In fact, my close friends and I "insult" each other a lot. But it would not be appropriate for me to call other people stupid, ugly, etc.
 
Y said:
Mutt is actually a name calling...

Let me show the dictionary here
from http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mutt

mutt
A mongrel dog.
A stupid person; a dolt.
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I would think you already know that some words in deaf world means different from what dictionary indicated... Just like 'slang'.

Reba, I managed to get hold of one deaf professor (through personal email) who teaches Deaf Studies/Deaf Culture and he said 'mutt' is not offense and proper word to use for 'mixed races' in deaf world. But as what you said in your previous post, he said that is not proper word to use in business situation or strangers (mostly hearies who don't know anything about deaf culture). I guess 'multiracial' will be best word to use.

Banga, gotcha ;)
 
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Reba said:
Where does it ask for race?
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Reba, I know you wanted to know where does it for race.. re-read application..My answer is "complexion" which meanning race.. smile wink..


BTW: Thank you for complients about my son.. :thumb: have nice weekend! ;)
 
I love being me!

Well....

Sounds like you have quite things going on about Black and African American. While my mission in New York City, I had a partner who worked with me on the mission field. She was from Chicago and "coda". Also she was 'black'. (dont attack me how I describe, that s the best thing I could do!) So...I asked her what she like to be called, Black or African American. She said Black. She said it is solid and true.

Like she said, it is solid and true.

However, I am latina but I may be 'mulatto', I am not sure if I like that term. SOunds like I am a mutt with no home. hee hee. Anyway back to the point...

I was born adopted to a white family. I have often wondered where do I come from. I occasionally asked my adopted parents where did my parents come from. All they said, that my adopted father met my birth mother which he was an obgyn doctor. And he learned that there was no father. It was only one night stand. So basically, I have no clue where my birth father come from. It made hard for me and was disappointed that I couldn't find who I was.

Later, I learned to accept who I am. I just love being me. I love being latina with no latin culture. I am basically white. I really don't care where I come from. It is matter to me how my life is molded by my adopted mother and father. I am grateful that my adopted parents raised me like I am their birth daughter.

Every single day, I told myself, "it is amazing that how blessed I am to be in this family with love."

I just love being me! So it is solid and true.
 
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