tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post2310343987857591280..comments2023-07-01T10:34:43.360-04:00Comments on It's a Jungle Out There: Can We Get Back to Being Just Plain Americans?Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-90935542473822532452010-01-26T02:18:51.290-05:002010-01-26T02:18:51.290-05:00You're right!
I'm a Finn, from Finland, li...You're right!<br />I'm a Finn, from Finland, living as an expat in Cairo at the moment.<br />In Finland all babies are Finnish if their parents are Finnish. <br />Not American Finnish or Finnish American - pure Finnish!<br /><br />Your blog is very interesting!<br />You got a new follower. Now I go back to your SITS day posting...BLOGitsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002076381580024974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-50666503752267180252010-01-18T16:23:34.787-05:002010-01-18T16:23:34.787-05:00I would ideally love to agree with you on this! Un...I would ideally love to agree with you on this! Unfortunately, everything is still segregated into categories, especially for "statistics" and especially in education. I nearly fell out of my chair when the principal at our school told the faculty, "We need to work on our African-American science," as if it were a different class than just regular science. She meant the sub group, African American kids, scored lower in science than the other sub groups. Categorizing people like that is wrong!<br /><br />The only way to rectify any of this is to consider people as individuals, instead of as groups. Sadly, I doubt that will ever happen.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488794307486861447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-52431675232842536292010-01-17T22:25:37.090-05:002010-01-17T22:25:37.090-05:00Sandy,
I am honestly floored by your post. I have ...Sandy,<br />I am honestly floored by your post. I have never thought of the hyphen American in this way... and, I TOTALLY agree!!!<br /><br />I'm wondering how many people that this will make mad, because it is not "PC." But, I am so over all of that... I'm sick of all of the labels.<br /><br />Great stuff!<br />Thank you for sharing!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356977190865518984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-64044937001887175342010-01-16T06:53:09.441-05:002010-01-16T06:53:09.441-05:00I to get frustrated by this hyphenation. Here in ...I to get frustrated by this hyphenation. Here in FL we have a multitude of Hispanic cultures, and you can only imagine what I hear. <br />Personally, I'm a mutt, my families ancestries are all over the place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-45502501838589298972010-01-15T23:21:41.315-05:002010-01-15T23:21:41.315-05:00Holy cow, my ancestory is such a mix, I think I...Holy cow, my ancestory is such a mix, I think I'd need an entire page just to cover the native, african (yes from waaaaay back in the 1840's), german (go figure), irish, french, and what the hell else you can shove up in there. I find my ancestory fascinating, rich, and multi cultured, and I am proud of the journeys my family has taken in order to get to where we...well...got to (improper english..I know!). <br /><br />Good post, Sandy.<br /><br />Good point.Alex the Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13516151350022189691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-73956660676088757352010-01-15T18:22:33.649-05:002010-01-15T18:22:33.649-05:00I recently heard a black comedian from Canada talk...I recently heard a black comedian from Canada talk about someone referring to him as a 'Canadian African-American'. WTF???<br /><br />Yepperdee, it's gone too far...mommakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138745092234541349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-17942691876725739112010-01-15T16:47:16.005-05:002010-01-15T16:47:16.005-05:00Oh Sandy, I so agree with you. And think of all t...Oh Sandy, I so agree with you. And think of all the hurt feelings and problems we could avoid if we could all just be Americans.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-27016685987435798942010-01-15T14:02:10.080-05:002010-01-15T14:02:10.080-05:00DUTA, I don't agree that the chosen country, A...DUTA, I don't agree that the chosen country, America, should be secondary. Absolutely one should be proud of and honor their heritage, I said that, but I don't think it should come first.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-82405776026758088842010-01-15T13:34:50.106-05:002010-01-15T13:34:50.106-05:00These things are very hard to understand and expla...These things are very hard to understand and explain; anyway the comparison with Portugal is not a good one. Portugal is a more or less an homogenous society whereas America is a multi-ethnical society. <br /><br />In a society made up of many ethnical groups - the common country (America) is secondary whereas the country of origin becomes the primary , the one to be proud of and honored.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-9091682841660693192010-01-15T13:31:48.573-05:002010-01-15T13:31:48.573-05:00Yep American is American. You don't have to de...Yep American is American. You don't have to deny "your" heritage to be American.Vodka Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870805969416858519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-1773083975269418182010-01-15T13:04:36.097-05:002010-01-15T13:04:36.097-05:00Sandy I truly enjoyed this post, Rick and I talk a...Sandy I truly enjoyed this post, Rick and I talk about this often. My grandparents came here from Germany, the last name was shortened to become more American. They were so excited and proud to be here and to be called an American. I can say I am too :) <br /><br />great post!Alexis AKA MOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829562970824293447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-5258267099817366012010-01-15T13:00:06.461-05:002010-01-15T13:00:06.461-05:00I hate to hear someone say they are African-Americ...I hate to hear someone say they are African-American. I always respond to that....African-American, your a black American. Just like Im a white American. My g-grandpartent were from Portugal, that doesn't make me a Portugese-American, I was born here, Im an American & so are you. They look at me funny, think about it, and then they change the subject. LOL I think labeling it just sets us apart from a country as a whole. Like the whole North South issue. Theres another story all on its own.....lolSherrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2777057959699670450.post-10132964400321462312010-01-15T10:48:41.814-05:002010-01-15T10:48:41.814-05:00That's a funny story and very telling! I have...That's a funny story and very telling! I have to agree with your opinion about hyphenated nationalities.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589606390781637262noreply@blogger.com