African-North American Defenseman (AHL and Prospects)

[jimmythescot]

Sorry, man. Just take a bit of offence to the term mulatto. The words a slave term that derives from the mating of a donkey and a horse which results in a mule.

It is different than the metis term.

How can such a nice sounding word be so horrible?

 

[Proust*]

Continent North-America.

It's a cultural/historical term, not geographic. Nobody calls black people in Canada, "African-American".

 

[Tomas W]

jones, oduya, and daley taking 2 seconds to think about it. Not sure if any of them qualify though.

Oduya is not American.

His dad is African and his mum is Swedish, so maybe African-Swede.

 

[belair]

One of Grapes' favorites...Teddy Peckman!!!

 

[El Travo]

Oduya is not American.

Oduya is Swedish
Subban is Canadian
Jones is American

I never understood the obsession with calling every person of colour African-American.

 

[Panda Bear]

People think African American is the right phrase, but don't know what to call black people from outside the States.

 

[tigervixxxen]

PO Joseph who plays for Charlottetown in the Q in this year's draft.

 

[yay]

Caps prospect Madison Bowey, though I don't know his specific heritage.

 

[613Leafer]

People think African American is the right phrase, but don't know what to call black people from outside the States.

Yep, pretty odd to watch. How would an American describe Oduya or Owuya, two Swedish guys.

In Canada, describing someone as a "black" person isn't considered awkward or offensive.

It's a descriptive term, like saying "blond" or "short".

 

[Bone Breaker]

when I saw this thread title, I remembered instantly of good old Rumun Ndur. damn, time passes by so fast...

 

[nothingbeatshockey]

Yes, but how many left-handed, right-shooting, forward thinking, back woodsmen are in the NHL that are of African descent, with more than 3 sisters, but only 1 brother, who also played in the NHL, and was married to the daughter of a GM, who won a Stanley Cup as a player, and a GM, but not as a coach? I mean, as long as we continue to put people in to classifications and boxes, let's go all the way..

 

[Megustaelhockey]

Really not a good idea.

Like, REALLY not a good idea.

Closed.