As I was watching a little Olympic swimming for the 2004 Athens games, I saw a race in which Malia Metella from France was racing. The announcer said that if she got a medal in the race, she would be the first “African-American” woman to win a medal in Olympic swimming. I had to laugh at that one. If you need a minute to think about it take it now.
…( 1 Minute Later)…
Not only is she not from Africa, (which is what many people cite as a reason to not like the phrase) she is not American. Now I need to know how I can address “non-American African-Americans” so as to not offend the daylights out of them.