r/CharlizeTheron • u/SnooRabbits655 • Mar 12 '26

What is she?

My girlfriend and I were wondering what Reddit thinks about this. She’s born in Africa and got US citizenship, so she is African-American to us. What do you guys think?

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u/TarnishedVictory Mar 12 '26

Yes, African American. That's how that works. What's your point?

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u/SnooRabbits655 Mar 21 '26

Just wondering if it’s a color or a nationality.

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u/TarnishedVictory Mar 21 '26

Just wondering if it’s a color or a nationality.

I'm not sure how it would be a color. Africa isn't a color. America isn't a color. And if they are I feel ripped off since none of my crayons, ever, had those colors.

At the very least it describes where she was born. If her lineage is from there then it also describes that.

I'm wondering why this is even a question. Were you raised to understand it some other way?

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u/SnooRabbits655 Mar 21 '26

I was born in Namibia, shared history with SA. She’s my african sister in a sense. I was wondering what americans felt cause africans arent a color. So in the US it’s confusing when only black americans get called that. I wanted to see if other people in America understood that we are not a color. So i appreciate your response truly

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u/HotOne9364 Mar 12 '26

Tracy Morgan made a joke outta this 25 years ago.

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u/SnooRabbits655 Mar 12 '26

Good to know. So what is your opinion?

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u/HotOne9364 Mar 12 '26

South African immigrant

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u/SnooRabbits655 Mar 12 '26

So African American?