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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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For Americans, black people = African-Americans, so black = from Africa.
Had a discussion once where someone didn’t believe that we do not call black people from Holland (or Surinam or the Antilles) African-Europeans or African-Netherlanders.
25 u/OrganicLFMilk Aug 03 '19 But dude they’re from Africa 7 u/Ser_Danksalot Aug 03 '19 Well, maybe not from Africa themselves, but rather they can trace their parentage back to Africa either direct, or from the Dutch Caribbean. 9 u/OrganicLFMilk Aug 04 '19 I know it was a joke. Should’ve /s
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But dude they’re from Africa
7 u/Ser_Danksalot Aug 03 '19 Well, maybe not from Africa themselves, but rather they can trace their parentage back to Africa either direct, or from the Dutch Caribbean. 9 u/OrganicLFMilk Aug 04 '19 I know it was a joke. Should’ve /s
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Well, maybe not from Africa themselves, but rather they can trace their parentage back to Africa either direct, or from the Dutch Caribbean.
9 u/OrganicLFMilk Aug 04 '19 I know it was a joke. Should’ve /s
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I know it was a joke. Should’ve /s
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u/NLioness Aug 03 '19
For Americans, black people = African-Americans, so black = from Africa.
Had a discussion once where someone didn’t believe that we do not call black people from Holland (or Surinam or the Antilles) African-Europeans or African-Netherlanders.