Hmmm??????

Here's one for you. There was an interesting article in the newspaper this AM about the term "African-American." I've never liked it, but for the same reason I don't consider myself an "Italian-American." I'm an American, pure and simple.

The article claims an increasing number of "African-Americans" don't like being called that or, at least, prefer something else. "Black" is term of choice. "Afro-American" is very low on the list of preferences.

But here's the quandary, an actual one of a student at an unidentified medical school in the US. He was born in Africa, Mozambique maybe, of US parents. He resides here now and ran afoul of his med school authorities for calling himself "African-American." He is White. I don't know why he chooses this label, for publicity, for scholarship preferences, for whatever, but he does. But, his med school didn't care for it. He continues to argue that he really is "African-American," more so than Blacks born here in the US. Hmmm??????