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<blockquote data-quote="Dove" data-source="post: 742484" data-attributes="member: 535">Um....they &quot;originate&quot; from the place they were born. What a redundant sentence.&nbsp;Yes, they are from continents called the Americas. America is NOT the name of a country. It's the name of the continents.&nbsp; They are not from the United States. They are from other countries....on separate continents that are called America.&nbsp; So I'm not sure what you mean by &quot;in America&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyone from the Americas whether North, South or Central is &quot;in America&quot;.&nbsp; Since America isnt a country but rather the name of the land mass on which the country exists....you really need to be specific.&nbsp; When you say &quot;in America&quot; the connotation is the United States.&nbsp;Brazil is in America. South America. &nbsp;Do you understand why we shouldnt call black people from these countries in the Americas &quot;Africans&quot;?&nbsp; That they are not African? And Africa is also a continent and not a country?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dove, post: 742484, member: 535"] Um....they "originate" from the place they were born. What a redundant sentence. Yes, they are from continents called the Americas. America is NOT the name of a country. It's the name of the continents. They are not from the United States. They are from other countries....on separate continents that are called America. So I'm not sure what you mean by "in America". Anyone from the Americas whether North, South or Central is "in America". Since America isnt a country but rather the name of the land mass on which the country exists....you really need to be specific. When you say "in America" the connotation is the United States. Brazil is in America. South America. Do you understand why we shouldnt call black people from these countries in the Americas "Africans"? That they are not African? And Africa is also a continent and not a country? [/QUOTE]

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