But who created these labels......hell there was a time where any mixed person with black was seen as black. One drop rule. You are fighting hard to adhere to race separations white man created. Even now we see black people get angry when they see mix raced people who dont identify as black and their argument is well the white man see you as black, so it doesnt matter. People have the right to call themselves as what they see themselves and not just accept what others see them as. Grouping black people together as one is one of the mentalities that hold us back. White people dont do this and before you say its because white people rule society. I say in order to rule a society you need to fix your mentality and stop with the this is how they see us so thats what we are. Instead you should say this is what I am and this is how YOU are gonna see me.
Okay. I get that argument.
But we could also say that most “labels” have been created for us. If you live in the West, you have without a doubt been influenced by their categorisations at sone point.
Secondly, sone people say they dont identify as black because it is a “Western term” but are quick to call other Africans (West Africans) black. Do you think people in Senegal refer to themselves as black? Nope. That’s also a term they adhere to when they come to the West. They view themselves as Senegalese first, as we do Somali.
You can’t refuse the term black because its a Western term but then call other Africans Black. It’s dishonest.