Andy Rooney in Trouble?
This morning on Imus, Andy Rooney said the following:
The reaction will be interesting to watch. I don't like Andy Rooney's leftist ideas, but he's right in this case about the term African-American. When the term African-American is used to describe a black person, it is misleading. For example, is Ernie Els an African-American? Yes. Is he black? No.
Needless to say, most white people aren't allowed to offer their opinions on race out of fear of offending someone. Until then, I'll continue to call Ernie Els an African-American.
*Correction: Bad example. For some reason I thought Els became an American citizen, but he has not. So you will have to replace "Ernie Els" with another white African-American.
"I have a problem with the term African American...The word negro is a perfectly good word. There is nothing wrong with that..."
The reaction will be interesting to watch. I don't like Andy Rooney's leftist ideas, but he's right in this case about the term African-American. When the term African-American is used to describe a black person, it is misleading. For example, is Ernie Els an African-American? Yes. Is he black? No.
Needless to say, most white people aren't allowed to offer their opinions on race out of fear of offending someone. Until then, I'll continue to call Ernie Els an African-American.
*Correction: Bad example. For some reason I thought Els became an American citizen, but he has not. So you will have to replace "Ernie Els" with another white African-American.
posted by Richie Rich | 10:16 AM
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