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 doesnt mean were technically African And it does not apply to black immigrants from the Carribean or anywhere else What about ItalianAmerican It means a white American of Italian descent RussianAmerican a white American of Russian descent IrishAmerican a white American of Irish descent What about AsianAmerican I dont see you people questioning those ethnic terms I think youre all racist I have no problem with the use of the term black American or black I just know theyre not real ethnic or racial designations because black is a skin color Most people in India are blackskinned Most Australian Aborigines are blackskinned Does it mean theyre of African ancestry No