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loz87
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I am curious and have been for a while. Are there any black Catholics on this forum? If so, speak up! Don’t be shy 
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z_0101
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why does it matter?
The wonderful thing growing up a Navy-Brat is that it didn’t matter about the race next door… just from what duty station did your old-man (most active duty are men… every once in awhile it was the Mom or both, but not often back then) get transferred from… we didn’t have time to worry about the stupid race stuff… move in, set down some roots, make a few friends as quickly as possible - and hopefully their Mom came from a different country so you could eat something different (teenage boy… food, girls, more food, lots of food
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I do miss being able to “go next door” and eat good, traditional, Ty, Japanese, German, Brit, etc… hmmm love curries, had a friend whos Mom was from India via Great Brittan - she made the best curry dishes.
time to go look at the food/recipe forums…
The wonderful thing growing up a Navy-Brat is that it didn’t matter about the race next door… just from what duty station did your old-man (most active duty are men… every once in awhile it was the Mom or both, but not often back then) get transferred from… we didn’t have time to worry about the stupid race stuff… move in, set down some roots, make a few friends as quickly as possible - and hopefully their Mom came from a different country so you could eat something different (teenage boy… food, girls, more food, lots of food
)I do miss being able to “go next door” and eat good, traditional, Ty, Japanese, German, Brit, etc… hmmm love curries, had a friend whos Mom was from India via Great Brittan - she made the best curry dishes.
time to go look at the food/recipe forums…
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stbenedictgrace
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If its of any assurance for you or that important well then allow me contribute to this post l indulge you and volunteer not just my race but ethnicity as well-black and from a nilotic tribe in kenya called luo.So yes we are here too in CAF’s wonderful family and certainly not afraid to proclaim our faith. I pray that we Catholics can be agents of change of a world we want to see of peace and love across borders, that we can all emulate Christ virtues of being ‘color’ blind and even ‘race’ blind. He reached out to Jews and gentiles and samaritans and romans showing love and mercy. This is my prayer.May God Bless all you forum faithful of goodwill.
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tawny
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Amen.
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phil_at_dayboro
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I wear a Couple of Black Polo shirts and Black undies , Does that Count ?
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ClearWater
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I have had SUCH a positive experience with people from Kenya! They have been SO nice!
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Mystical_Seeker
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I’ve played music at a black church, and they had some interesting black Catholic heritage that is worth looking into.
So I don’t know why you ask, but I’m interested to hear from blacks’ points of view, who choose to self-disclose as blacks.
So I don’t know why you ask, but I’m interested to hear from blacks’ points of view, who choose to self-disclose as blacks.
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triumphguy
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Being Canadian that word sounds at least strange, and not a little bit offensive. I understand/presume no offence was meant, but is this a word that people use to describe themselves in the USA?
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KendraDZ1902
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My husband feels that if you need to distinguish him, he would be more comfortable with African American. He won’t pitch a hissy fit over black, but doesn’t care for it. I understand, I like Caucasian better than white. He isn’t black as coal and I’m not white as a sheet of paper.Being Canadian that word sounds at least strange, and not a little bit offensive. I understand/presume no offence was meant, but is this a word that people use to describe themselves in the USA?
Just curious, but those of African decent in Canada are they African Canadians, or what?
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Beryllos
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Do you mean the word black? Yes, in the United States, people of African descent are commonly referred to as black.Being Canadian that word sounds at least strange, and not a little bit offensive. I understand/presume no offence was meant, but is this a word that people use to describe themselves in the USA?
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Hodegetria
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Why in the world would it matter?
Because “you’re curious” would be your problem, not a reason for anyone to “speak up and don’t be shy”.
Because “you’re curious” would be your problem, not a reason for anyone to “speak up and don’t be shy”.
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captainrick
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In the 1960s anything but “Black” was considered offensive by Black people. Before that it was Negro, and before that Colored.Being Canadian that word sounds at least strange, and not a little bit offensive. I understand/presume no offence was meant, but is this a word that people use to describe themselves in the USA?
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triumphguy
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We don’t tend to hyphenate people - I’ve never seen or heard phrases like Scots-Canadians, Irish-Canadian, Afro-Canadian, black Canadian etc.My husband feels that if you need to distinguish him, he would be more comfortable with African American. He won’t pitch a hissy fit over black, but doesn’t care for it. I understand, I like Caucasian better than white. He isn’t black as coal and I’m not white as a sheet of paper.
Just curious, but those of African decent in Canada are they African Canadians, or what?
I teach in a huge (by Canadian standards) Catholic High school (1800 kids) and 30-40% are immigrants. Once they are comfortable with English they readily form multi-racial groups and don’t hang around so much with their own cultural group. They tend to hang with kids they share the same sports or activities or interests with.
With 2nd generation kids, or kids who been in Canada since an early age you could close your eyes when discussing with a class of 15 or 16 year olds and not be able to distinguish by accent, or vocabulary, or even opinions the colour or race of the kids.
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KendraDZ1902
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I grew up in a small town that is practically 50% African American and 50% Caucasian. There was one Hispanic girl in school and I never heard her speak.
I hung out with the athletes, because I was one. That would include both races. My husband grew up in a very predominant Caucasian area and he ended up joining a “white” fraternity in college. I had more African American guests at our wedding than he did. Lol.
Yes, there were and still are people who willfully segregate themselves. There were kids who hated the fact that both races hung out, but they were the minority, in high school and college.
So, if you are a Canadian citizen, for census purposes you just say Canadian? Race isn’t put on birth certificates? Heck, our marriage license had a spot for race. We had the options of black, white, Hispanic, etc.
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Deus_tecum
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It can be quite confusing to a foreigner. Here are the rules, which are subject to change without notice.Being Canadian that word sounds at least strange, and not a little bit offensive. I understand/presume no offence was meant, but is this a word that people use to describe themselves in the USA?
You may call African Americans “blacks” but you mustn’t call them “negros” even though negro is a direct translation from Spanish for black.
You may not refer to someone as “colored” but you may say they are “a person of color”.
You may no longer use the word “niggardly” to describe a stingy person.
And above all never stereotype anyone as if they all share the same POV even if they are acting in concert at that time.
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Mystical_Seeker
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Yes I saw that.
This is garbage. I know what you are talking about and I think it’s ridiculous. The idea that we can’t use a word because some idiot thinks we’re using another word, says we are just way way too worried about others’ speech.
As far as I’m concerned, the “Language Nazis” have gone to far when “political correctness” means you can’t even say something that a stupid and uneducated person is not going to understand and thinks it offends them.
We have built a huge multi-billion dollar industry out of “being offended.” It’s a hugely powerful racket.
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Ophelia23
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I’ve always disliked the term ‘Caucasian’ to describe myself. It’s not like I come from some magical land of Caucasia… I prefer “undercooked” or “ghostly pale” as a descriptor. 
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Mystical_Seeker
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Yeah. I guess I can be whatever somebody thinks they need me to be.I’ve always disliked the term ‘Caucasian’ to describe myself. It’s not like I come from some magical land of Caucasia… I prefer “undercooked” or “ghostly pale” as a descriptor.
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