Shooting in the dark, with political correctness going strong, could there come a time when I can simply select "American" as my ethnicity?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:33:12 -0400

Instead of "Black American", "African Descent", or "African American", how about "American?"

Response by SSG Michael Hartsfield made Mar 19 at 2017 6:54 PM

SSG Michael Hartsfield — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:54:23 -0400

Why not? Overseas we are the (ugly) American and to the enemy we are American

Response by SFC Dave Beran made Mar 19 at 2017 7:05 PM

SFC Dave Beran — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:05:12 -0400

You are an American in my book. Always disagreed with the tags.

Response by SFC Dave Beran made Mar 19 at 2017 7:07 PM

SFC Dave Beran — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:07:22 -0400

I should have added that you are my brother no matter what. We can disagree about a lot but my brothers and sisters in arms are my family.

Response by SFC Dave Beran made Mar 19 at 2017 7:07 PM

SFC Dave Beran — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 19:07:23 -0400

I should have added that you are my brother no matter what. We can disagree about a lot but my brothers and sisters in arms are my family.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Mar 19 at 2017 8:26 PM

SN Greg Wright — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:26:31 -0400

I sure hope so. Much of the racial division is because we ourselves easily propagate it by dividing ourselves along the xxx-American line. (As opposed to assholes who just really hate other races).

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2017 10:24 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 22:24:36 -0400

I do not understand why some continue to hyphenate themselves. If that's the case, I am Irish-American. See, it doesn't make a difference. At the end of the day, we are all American. If you don't like it, then leave.

Response by SSgt Mark Lines made Mar 20 at 2017 1:19 AM

SSgt Mark Lines — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:19:28 -0400

SGT Private RallyPoint Member Right now, people seem to identify themselves by their "gender", "orientation", or "ethnicity" instead of nationality. People are also looking at news stories through the lens of identity politics as well. In order for choosing of just "American" to happen, we need a shift away from identity politics. John Wayne said it best, "There is nothing more divisive than a hyphen"
https://youtu.be/_fuzLTrwVbc

The Hyphen - By John Wayne

I found this audio recording by John Wayne which has a great message. It is about "The Hyphen". I think there is a great message that not only Americans but ...

Response by SGT William Howell made Mar 20 at 2017 9:17 AM

SGT William Howell — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:17:00 -0400

My answer is not on the list. I am going with I hope so. I am thinking just one or two more generations and we are going to be so mixed that brown will be a norm.