Why Do Black Americans(Not All) Call Dominicans Black

[irequiem]

Those Black Americans say that "Dominicans are Black" and that they don't like them, but by calling them black isn't that basically putting the Dominicans in the same "African American" group as them. Even when Black people don't like them. Would they be happy if Dominicans said they where just "black" on their papers??? Even though the average Dominican is 59% Euro, 35% Black, 6% native American. All they see is color and not Facial features or anything or even culture.
'Dominicans in Denial' is really a stereotype created by American Media. Not all Dominican are like that.

i read this web page that all the African Americans on there kept saying "Their Black, and self haters" http://www.topix.com/forum/afam/TO1DDRDEFTHEGAO2D
and they seem to forget what the media says about themselves being self haters. TBH when those Black Americans say that "Dominicans are Black" they sound like self haters that are jealous.

Please keep in mind not all Black Americans are like that, so please don't send 'fire' to the ones that don't. But i have seen to many Black American obsessed with Dominicans on the media.

[jackthehat]

This is a primarily British-based web forum. I'm not sure such distinctions are really noted on this side of the pond.

[ichkeria]

Dominican Friars are also known as Black Friars, if that's any help :-)

[woofgang]

are you bored today?

[Just-Jude]

More to the point, why are Americans so obsessed with race?

[wildwood]

Until people with a darker skin somehow take being called 'black' as derogatory, instead of a compliment, we will not solve this name calling issue.

[wildwood]

..... STOP taking being called black as derogatory...

[Peter Pedant]

I agree with him

I havent met many Dominicans of the islander non religious type
but yeah I agree

[Peter Pedant]

so Dominicans are Hispanic ....
is that bad ?

[TheChair]

"More to the point, why are Americans so obsessed with race?"
Is AOG American?

[scorpiojo]

:)