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by KiloWattKid on November 8th, 2006

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Why do they call the races "white" and "black" if people are really tan and brown?

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  • by Lex Carbo on September 17th, 2008

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    I know this is off the subject but....I simply have a question....Why are all black people called African American if all black people don't have an African decent? I don't understand...I am brown skinned but my heritage on my mother's side is italian and my heritage on my dad's side is Irish...so what shall I be called brown Italian, Irish American...lol?

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