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Nah, it's really something academics/"far leftists" tried to force on average Americans, who by and large didn't use it and didn't care. Most of our satirical media like Simpsons or South Park were developed to make relentless fun of PC-isms like "African-American." I personally think there is a time and place to use "African-American," but it's not the same as saying "black" and they're not interchangeable.
P.S. As for that man's anecdote: I can see an American who is trying to seem sophisticated, or who is trying very hard not to offend this man, using "African-American", because it's seen as the more "genteel" option here, I suppose, by wishy-washy democratic voters who aren't really very liberal.
P.S. As for that man's anecdote: I can see an American who is trying to seem sophisticated, or who is trying very hard not to offend this man, using "African-American", because it's seen as the more "genteel" option here, I suppose, by wishy-washy democratic voters who aren't really very liberal.
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