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