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    1. Angus Johnston‏Verified account @studentactivism Jan 21
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      As an American-born person with a Jamaican father, she's an American of African descent. Thus, African American. I'm confused why you're confused.

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 21
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      Do all black people in the United States identify with the term "African American"? Because I'm aware of many who do not.

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    3. Angus Johnston‏Verified account @studentactivism Jan 21
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      But you're not asking whether she IDENTIFIES as African American, you're asking whether she's DEFINITIONALLY African American, which is a very different thing.

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    4. Angus Johnston‏Verified account @studentactivism Jan 21
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      I mean, yes, we all know that ethnic identity is culturally constructed. And yes, some Americans of Afro-Caribbean ancestry choose not to identify as African American, but very many do, and have for a very long time.

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jan 21
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      And that's the basis for my question. I'm confused as to why you think it's inherently unreasonable, considering you just stated there are Americans of Afro-Carribbean ancestry who choose not to identify as African American.

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        1. Judd Greenstein‏Verified account @juddgreenstein Jan 21
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          From her website, under "Meet Kamala"pic.twitter.com/kouar8QA5J

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        1. Randi White‏ @RandiWhite Jan 21
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          pic.twitter.com/hjT4mO0GuP

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        1. Laurie J Hughes  🦋‏ @ljhatgisdotnet Jan 21
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          Because the person gets to decide how they identify, just as you may choose one of your grandparents to say you are an Italian America, because that is the culture you feel most comfortable in, even though you are an Italian French Welsch Irish American in real truth.

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        1. Ethan Scare-land Moore  🎃‏ @egarlandmoore Jan 21
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          the word "choose" seems important, yes?

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        1. I heart Spicy Beto‏ @murphstahoe Jan 21
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          What are the boxes available to her on the census ? Or a university application?

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        2. Angus Johnston‏Verified account @studentactivism Jan 21
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          You didn't, again, ask whether she identifies as African American, which a moment's googling would have confirmed that she does. You raised doubt about the validity of that self-identification.

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          probably because you actually said it "stretched the definition" instead of any of the things you've said since.

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        1. Chuck Todd's Bangs‏ @_marymary7 Jan 21
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          because you're pretending to be asking this question in good faith.

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        2. Damian Wilson‏ @DamianWilson87 Jan 21
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          Because it is a question of how *they* chose to identify, not how you choose to gatekeep identities for others. Do you also do this with individuals who are fem presenting but identify as non-binary or masculine?

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        2. Charles Louis Richter‏ @richterscale Jan 21
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          You very clearly suggested that it was a "stretch" for her to identify this way. That's what's unreasonable if you in fact understand what you're saying in your subsequent tweets.

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        2. I Stan for Black Women and Humanity 🦋tiredofit10‏ @tiredofit10 Jan 21
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          What the hell do you identify as?

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