According to this, Ethopians were considered negro... and... Ainus were considered caucasion? Aren't Ainus second only Korean immigrants in terms of being subject to prejudice in Japan?
I can at least say that this chart seems a little less biased, as there's really nothing to gain from claiming Ainus, and they're not claiming any groups from Africa, except Arabs.
You also have groups like the Barakumin who are highly discriminated.
All I know is that my experience asking Ethiopians, Eretrians and Somalis is that many d indeed consider themselves Black. Doesn't mean they consider themselves the same as West Africans.
Here is a poll I did a while back that kind of answers the question as to how perceptions vary
Didn't you get in trouble on Human Biodiversity Forum for posting the results of your poll? You know, because some "Hormers" didn't see themselves as black you were accused of promoting some kind of agenda.
In trouble? Not at all. Some African Americans had a cow over it.
I'd just like to say that many Ethiopians consider themselves to be 'black', even though that is more of a political term. 'Black' people are politically 'people of African descent', there ancestors came from Africa. African people aren't 'pitch black' all the time. There are Africans of different colours, contrary to popular belief. So, saying that because they have certain hair texture or certain facial features, makes them not 'black', is totally wrong. And I really dare you to say that to an Ethiopian lol.
Many Ethiopians and other from the Horn of Africa do not consider themselves black (racially or politically). Many who live within their own cultural environments in Africa may not even see themselves racially at all, or even as Africans. Their ethnicity may be their primary way identifying.
On Human Biodiversity Forum, Salassin (I think) conducted a poll of Horn of Africa posters to determine how they saw themselves racially. A sizeable percentage did not see themselves as black.
I live in a building filled with Somalis, Ethiopians, and Eritreans. There's an Eritrean couple who don't see themselves as black, but then they are Rashaida and aren't seen as black by other Eritreans in my building.
In my experience, many Horn of Africa people may see themselves as black, but that doesn't mean that they see themselves as having anything in common with African Americans. Many, in fact, see themselves as superior to other Africans and other people of African descent.
Many Ethiopians and other from the Horn of Africa do not consider themselves black (racially or politically). Many who live within their own cultural environments in Africa may not even see themselves racially at all, or even as Africans. Their ethnicity may be their primary way identifying.
On Human Biodiversity Forum, Salassin (I think) conducted a poll of Horn of Africa posters to determine how they saw themselves racially. A sizeable percentage did not see themselves as black.
I live in a building filled with Somalis, Ethiopians, and Eritreans. There's an Eritrean couple who don't see themselves as black, but then they are Rashaida and aren't seen as black by other Eritreans in my building.
In my experience, many Horn of Africa people may see themselves as black, but that doesn't mean that they see themselves as having anything in common with African Americans. Many, in fact, see themselves as superior to other Africans and other people of African descent.
thanks for the info, and let me just state that the term 'black' is not exclusive in America. It's used in Canada as well, but I don't think in the political. People usually call each other by their nationalities, instead of the color.
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