You all are stupid The term African American means a black American of African descent a black person descendant of African slaves that were victims of American slavery It doesn t mean we re technically African And it does not apply to black immigrants from the Carribean or anywhere else What about Italian American It means a white American of Italian descent Russian American a white American of Russian descent Irish American a white American of Irish descent What about Asian American I don t see you people questioning those ethnic terms I think you re all racist I have no problem with the use of the term black American or black I just know they re not real ethnic or racial designations because black is a skin color Most people in India are black skinned Most Australian Aborigines are black skinned Does it mean they re of African ancestry No