The Word African American Needs To Go!!!

GoGreen58 shot this video, with his friend Dwight, in his dorm room at the University of South Carolina, Beaufort, yesterday. He discusses how being called 'African-American' makes him feel 'Half American'. 'I'm not from Africa, so I'm not African-American!' He thinks it is unfair that black Americans are called African-American, but white Americans are not referred to by their ancestral heritage. 'If you are going to call me an African-American, white people need to be called European American or Irish American,' he says. 'White people don't want to be referred to where their ancestors may have come from, so why should black people? We are all Americans and we all pay American taxes... If you're born in America, you're an American.' He says although his ancestors came from Africa, he does not relate to the people or its culture like he does to America and its culture. 'If I went to Africa...they're not going to give me a hand clap of praise for I guess "Returning to the Mother Land". They are going to treat me as an American with money,' he says 'I would die for America, not Africa. I'm wanting to move forward toward a more united nation and stop the separation. All I know is my future kids won't be African-Americans, but they will be 110% American.'
- ssesha, CNN iReport producer

I have to agree with these guys.  Yes, I'm white, however, my very recent ancestors all came from Germany.  So, I don't make people call me a "German-American" because I AM AN AMERICAN!