Grammatically you’re _____ -American for one generation. After that you’re just American. Which makes African American super confusing and weird.
[deleted]
Submitted 3 days ago by IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to [deleted]
Comments
Today@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Greg@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I’m English born, grew up in Australia, and I am now a naturalized Canadian. If someone said they were British I wouldn’t think they were referring to ethnicity. The US has a unique and unhealthy perspective on ethnicity and race. I hope that a naturalized immigrant to the UK would consider themselves British.
NABDad@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Your concern seems strange to me.
Looking at “British” for example, you’re taking about four culturally diverse groups (English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish). “Ethnically British” doesn’t really make sense.
That doesn’t even consider the multitude of people from everywhere around the world who are British and perfectly comfortable identifying as such.
kwedd@feddit.nl 3 days ago
In The Netherlands I’ve heard opinions ranging from “Every citizen is Dutch” to “You’re Dutch if you embrace our values” to “You’re Dutch if you speak Dutch at home”.
Mothra@mander.xyz 3 days ago
TLDR: [Country] Citizen
Australian citizen for sure, but to say I am Australian would mean identification and full comprehension of its culture, which I don’t. I’ve been here for about 15 years and although my understanding of its culture has improved a lot, I don’t think I’ll ever come close to “getting” it like I get the culture of my country of birth.
Ziggurat@jlai.lu 3 days ago
if I were to become a citizen of the UK, or Germany, or France, I would not feel comfortable using the term British, German, or French to describe myself. Because those words are not just nationalities, but also ethnicities.
From a french perspective, What you said about French being a naitonality and a ethnicity sounds pretty racist, like the kind of things that Le Pen thinks but doesn’t dare to say too loud. France bragg a lot about every french citizen is equal and fully french (well we do have racist cunt so it’s not fully true, but it’s not the thing people would claim in public)
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I naturalized to Canada and call myself Canadian.
ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 3 days ago
Bro you ask a lot of question about your national versus ethnic identity. You’re the guy who hates China but are Chinese, likes America but is afraid to protest right? You can be whatever you want! There are plenty of Chinese-insert other country around the world, the 华侨 is holding strong ;)
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
From my Finnish perspective, doesn’t matter. If you’re Finnish citizen, you’re a Finn.
If you’re born abroad to Finnish parent(s), you’re a Finn. If you come from Zimbabwe and obtain Finnish citizenship, you’re a Finn.
Also you need to love licorice and sauna, that’s a rule /s
porter70000@lemm.ee 3 days ago
What about the Finnish genetic mission to destroy all alcohol in the world? By drinking it? /s
I love Finnish people and Finland.
Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 3 days ago
Me too. Hard to hate on a people whose country has one of the most humane societies in the world.
NABDad@lemmy.world 3 days ago
TIL I’m Finnish.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I toast a shot of Salmiakki to that.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Torilla tavataan
Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 3 days ago
While what hue the people in your family tree are or where they banged shouldn’t affect how you define yourself and definitely doesn’t define who you are, it may convey information regarding cultural heritage.
Race may not be a valid means to form any kind of opinion about anyone regarding value judgements, but it also doesn’t convey 0 information about their context either.
For example if someone says they have 100% inuit ascendance does that mean nothing vs them saying their heritage is 100% british? Certain ways to see the world become more or less likely imo. Not because of their actual Race but because of the culture that tends to come with it. Just my opinion.
Bassman1805@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ve only met two Finns in my life, but they both assured me that licorice and sauna were on the citizenship application so I don’t think the /s is necessary.
1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
On the /s, I somewhat unironically agree woth that more than the case of just obtaining citizenship
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
There’s something about embracing the culture too, I kinda agree