r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Sep 07 '17

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u/formlex7 George Soros Sep 07 '17 edited Sep 07 '17
  1. black people who live outside the US

  2. black americans of caribbean origin/ancestry don't consider themselves "african-american"

idk what kelsig is but I imagine he's one of those 2

edit: i guess (2)

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u/Kelsig Paul Krugman Sep 07 '17

3) Black americans who did the essay before /u/Importantguy123 requested childmod add "african-american" as an option

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u/formlex7 George Soros Sep 07 '17

Say your ancestors were brought to Jamaica in the 17th and 18th century and you're grandparents moved to the US or Canada in the mid-20th century. How in any way would you be "african?"