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  • Posted by lrbeggs 9 years, 6 months ago
    And then endured scathing, vicious tweets from her fellows. Terrific young lady.
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    • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 9 years, 6 months ago
      I thought so too. That wasn't an easy thing to do. Because it was the right thing to do.
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      • Posted by H2ungar123 9 years, 6 months ago
        Am I the only one who found this "the right
        thing to do" boring?? With all that's going on
        in the world, these two wealthy ladies should
        have other things to discuss rather than
        how they want - or do not want - to be labeled.
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        • Posted by plusaf 9 years, 6 months ago
          Which, to me, means Oprah should not have opened the door to that interchange or reacted the way she did, _expecting_ the interviewee to agree with Oprah's position and looking surprised when she didn't! Don't ask a question whose answer you're not ready or willing to deal with... (or able.)
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  • Posted by khalling 9 years, 6 months ago
    This story is still trending high. Really the twitter outrage is all about her asserting her individualism. The almost savage tribal response is clear: you don 't have the right to be an individual
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  • Posted by skidance 9 years, 6 months ago
    The way I see it, an African-American is a person born in Africa who emigrates to the United States and subsequently becomes a citizen. Otherwise, the term makes no sense.
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    • Posted by troutbum 9 years, 6 months ago
      When asked my race I reply HUMAN
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      • Posted by $ Susanne 9 years, 6 months ago
        Makes too much sense. Nationality? American. You betcha. Want me to use the apparently politically incorrect "European American"? How about "Native American" (Hey, I was born here, makes me native to this land, eh?).

        My question always has been this - why does it matter where my great grandfather's grandmother came from, except to facilitate some leftist bean counter's attempt to justify milking off the cash cow of moocherism?

        Why not Homo Sapien? Terran? or yeah, Human? After all - aren't we supposed to be a color blind society??
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      • Posted by H2ungar123 9 years, 6 months ago
        If one is African born and then comes to
        America and becomes a US citizen, he is
        STILL African, but a US citizen. So how can
        he be considered an American? US citizen,
        yes, but American? What am I missing? BTW, who ever hears "German-American" or "Greek-American" or "Polish-American"?
        It's always African-American ( because there's more of them?? LOL!)
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  • Posted by brando79az 9 years, 6 months ago
    Language helps shape our thoughts. Labelling her "African-American" distances her from the rest of the generic Americans. I cannot blame her for wanting to fully assimilate into our culture. The quicker we drop the country of origin the quicker that will happen.
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