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Whoopi: Telling it like it is....
"...She continues: “Then the whole African-American thing came about. You know we’re always trying to find
something to call ourselves, coz we’re a very confused people! First, we had Negro, which I thought was perfectly
fine. Then we had black, which I was fine with too.
But then it became African-American, and I didn’t like that. “I’m an American, so I want everything I’m entitled to
from birth, as an American. As soon as you put in that hyphen to define what type of American you are, it’s as if you’re an American, but not really.
“I don’t like that. And I think once people understood where I was coming from when I said that, they understood.” Of course, the other aspect of Goldberg’s life that has earned plenty of attention is her love life. With three marriages (and divorces)
under her belt – all of which were to white men – and the infamous high profile relationship she had with actor Ted Danson years ago, it’s been alleged many times that Goldberg isn’t a fan of black men when it comes to relationships. "
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Would there be the same opposition to the term African-Jamaican, does it not all stem from the same thing?</span>
OH, and the other thing...
[url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=15539]Dam Plot</a>
FOUR PEOPLE, plotting to sabotage one of the largest hydro-electric dams in Africa, have been arrested in Mozambique, police said last week.
The detained were foreigners caught with materials designed to damage the Cahora Bassa dam in northwestern Mozambique, according to state media, reported the BBC.
The suspects were from South Africa, Botswana, Germany and Portugual, police reportedly said. The accused allegedly tried to put a corrosive chemical in the dam turbines.
National police spokesperson Pedro Cossa told a weekly briefing in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, that 1,100lb (500kg) of the unidentified corrosive substance had been confiscated, reported the South African Press Association.
“The suspects were caught putting the substance into the dam’s turbines,” Mr Cossa was quoted as saying by Sapa.
The Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi River, is a vital source of electricity for Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Built in 1974 when Mozambique was still a Portuguese territory, ownership of the dam transferred two years ago to the
Mozambican government.
Mozambique is among African countries which have pledged to provide electricity to South Africa during next year’s World Cup to prevent power cuts.
"...She continues: “Then the whole African-American thing came about. You know we’re always trying to find
something to call ourselves, coz we’re a very confused people! First, we had Negro, which I thought was perfectly
fine. Then we had black, which I was fine with too.
But then it became African-American, and I didn’t like that. “I’m an American, so I want everything I’m entitled to
from birth, as an American. As soon as you put in that hyphen to define what type of American you are, it’s as if you’re an American, but not really.
“I don’t like that. And I think once people understood where I was coming from when I said that, they understood.” Of course, the other aspect of Goldberg’s life that has earned plenty of attention is her love life. With three marriages (and divorces)
under her belt – all of which were to white men – and the infamous high profile relationship she had with actor Ted Danson years ago, it’s been alleged many times that Goldberg isn’t a fan of black men when it comes to relationships. "
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<span style="font-weight: bold">Would there be the same opposition to the term African-Jamaican, does it not all stem from the same thing?</span>
OH, and the other thing...
[url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=15539]Dam Plot</a>
FOUR PEOPLE, plotting to sabotage one of the largest hydro-electric dams in Africa, have been arrested in Mozambique, police said last week.
The detained were foreigners caught with materials designed to damage the Cahora Bassa dam in northwestern Mozambique, according to state media, reported the BBC.
The suspects were from South Africa, Botswana, Germany and Portugual, police reportedly said. The accused allegedly tried to put a corrosive chemical in the dam turbines.
National police spokesperson Pedro Cossa told a weekly briefing in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, that 1,100lb (500kg) of the unidentified corrosive substance had been confiscated, reported the South African Press Association.
“The suspects were caught putting the substance into the dam’s turbines,” Mr Cossa was quoted as saying by Sapa.
The Cahora Bassa dam, on the Zambezi River, is a vital source of electricity for Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Built in 1974 when Mozambique was still a Portuguese territory, ownership of the dam transferred two years ago to the
Mozambican government.
Mozambique is among African countries which have pledged to provide electricity to South Africa during next year’s World Cup to prevent power cuts.
So I say dispense with the terms "black", "african american", etc. "Chocolate" should cover it. 
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