Cclass you make the honest mistake of misunderstanding the roots of African American and European American They are not logically thought out terms that are equal or make real sense that can be used in analogies African American is a political term It sounds nicer than Black which was an insult until it was turned on its head shows history and ancestors and shows an ounce of patriotism European American is rarely used Americans of all shades have such mixed ancestry after a few generations it is impractical to keep a certainy country attached to their identities and Americans typically find it quaint to still be harping about the motherland 100 years on