The State of Affairs in Russia

[Valmy]

I must not be familiar enough with Russian race speak then.  The thing that doesn't make sense to me is that Russians are perfectly aware that there is a place called Africa, and that mostly African-Americans live there.  They are also perfectly aware that such people are referred to as "black", even if they would usually use the word "negr" (not a slur in Russia).  It seems like calling people from Caucasus black would introduce some confusion in communication.

I would be shocked if more than a few thousand African-Americans are presently living in Africa. I bet Africa is mostly inhabited by Africans.

[Viking]

I must not be familiar enough with Russian race speak then.  The thing that doesn't make sense to me is that Russians are perfectly aware that there is a place called Africa, and that mostly African-Americans live there.  They are also perfectly aware that such people are referred to as "black", even if they would usually use the word "negr" (not a slur in Russia).  It seems like calling people from Caucasus black would introduce some confusion in communication.

I would be shocked if more than a few thousand African-Americans are presently living in Africa. I bet Africa is mostly inhabited by Africans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americo-Liberian

Today, the Americo-Liberian population numbers about 150,000.

so, quite a few more than a few thousand.

[The Minsky Moment]

so, quite a few more than a few thousand.

So,  a whopping 0.01 percent of the total population of the continent . . .

[Viking]

so, quite a few more than a few thousand.

So,  a whopping 0.01 percent of the total population of the continent . . .

being off by multiple orders of magnitude is never trivial.

[DGuller]

Sigh. 

[grumbler]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americo-Liberian

Today, the Americo-Liberian population numbers about 150,000.

so, quite a few more than a few thousand.

No, those are Africans.  African-Americans are Americans of African ancestry.  Could be a few thousand of them living as expats, but I doubt that the African-American expat community in Africa is in the hundreds of thousands.

[derspiess]

Awesome.

[Viking]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americo-Liberian

Today, the Americo-Liberian population numbers about 150,000.

so, quite a few more than a few thousand.

No, those are Africans.  African-Americans are Americans of African ancestry.  Could be a few thousand of them living as expats, but I doubt that the African-American expat community in Africa is in the hundreds of thousands.

Well these guys are africans of african-american ancestry.

[grumbler]

Well these guys are africans of african-american ancestry.

Glad to see you come around to the correct understanding. 

[Barrister]

I suppose the correct terminology would be african-american-africans.

[Queequeg]

I don't know, they've been in Africa far longer than their stay in America. 

[Ed Anger]

I suppose the correct terminology would be african-american-africans.

I've got a suggestion, but that terminology is frowned upon.

[Eddie Teach]

I suppose the correct terminology would be african-american-africans.

I've got a suggestion, but that terminology is frowned upon.

Kaffirs?

[Ed Anger]

I suppose the correct terminology would be african-american-africans.

I've got a suggestion, but that terminology is frowned upon.

Kaffirs?

[Admiral Yi]

Read an interesting article waaay back written by a girl who grew up in Liberia, descendent of freed slaves.  Article talked about the societal and economic division between the freed slaves and the locals, highlighted during National Day celebrations, which commemorates a battle that the freed slaves won over the locals.  Sort of like making Quebecois celebrate the Plains of Abraham I figure.