[Rasmane]

Spaniards called us 'negro,' which is used to describe a black OBJECT in order to dehumanize us for slave-trading purposes. English called us 'Negro' (with no accent) to go along with the Spaniards. Americans decided to call us 'colored' in the hard-lived '50s; Afrikaaners use it to differentiate between light-skinned or brown Africans mixed with European and dark-skinned, or 'black' Africans who are not mixed. We decided to call ourselves black over political and empowerment issues in the '60s, and some took on 'African American' for different political reasons in the '90s. I would take offense at being called colored because of the negative history it represents: an era of flagrant civil rights injustices, poor opportunity, legalized discrimination, etc. Also, it's an inaccurate term. Even as a white person, you have color, too, unless you are translucent.

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Name : Rasmane, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Age : 30, City : Inglewood, State : CA Country : United States, Occupation : Artist, Education level : 2 Years of College,