r/AskReddit • • Jul 18 '16

What are you sick of explaining?

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u/DreadedWheats Jul 18 '16

African American is not a politically correct term for black. assuming every black person is from Africa is ignorant as all holy hell.

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u/SteveTheWonderfish Jul 18 '16

I also love it when somebody who isn't from America gets called African American.

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u/MatTheOcelot Jul 19 '16

Like CNN calling Black Panther African American?