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afro american is not a politically correct term. you may think it is, but you're white, so what you think about what offends someone else, is irrelevant. blacks accept "afro american" because we have low expetations that you'll understand. its lik we pat you on your head and say "we know you're doing your best". "afro american" is a phrase thats based on a hair style. it has nothing to do with a people or a culture, or your american history or anything. just a hair style.
and nah i don't think he meant anything derrogatory in his mistake. he just doesn't know.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=afro
According to that, the first definition is that it pertains to black traditions and culture or Afro-Americans. That is when it's used as an adjective. The hairstyle is a noun. I'm pretty sure you'd consider Afro a modifier of American instead of Afro-American being a complete noun by itself. Nevertheless, the definition offered of Afro-American shows it is synonymous with African-American.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/afro-american |