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05-14-2009, 08:08 PM
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#1 | | Official Texas Ambassador
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Can a white guy be African-American?
Paulo Serodio says he is.
Born and raised in Mozambique and now a naturalized U.S. citizen, Serodio, 45, has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey medical school, claiming he was harassed and ultimately suspended for identifying himself during a class cultural exercise as a "white African-American."
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After Serodio labeled himself as a white African-American, another student said she was offended by his comments and that, because of his white skin, was not an African-American.
According to the lawsuit, Serodio was summoned to Duncan's office where he was instructed "never to define himself as an African-American … because it was offensive to others and to people of color for him to do so."
It's crazy," Serodio's attorney Gregg Zeff told ABCNews.com. "Because that's what he is."
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05-14-2009, 08:25 PM
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#2 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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how is that offensive........
if youre white and raised in africa then immigrated to the states. its logical to call urself a white african amiercan considering all those terms are met.
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05-14-2009, 08:29 PM
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#3 | | I STILL don't get it
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Idiotic, it should be the chick that is reprimanded for her color coding of African american.
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05-14-2009, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pawdregry4g  Idiotic, it should be the chick that is reprimanded for her color coding of African american. | Winner.
I feel bad for the guy, who is he supposed to identify with? He's more African than many 'African' Americans he's likely to deal with, but likely not crackerish enough to get along with all the whites in the states.
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05-14-2009, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by shenmecar how is that offensive........
if youre white and raised in africa then immigrated to the states. its logical to call urself a white african amiercan considering all those terms are met. | Quoted for truth. Quote:
Originally Posted by pawdregry4g Idiotic, it should be the chick that is reprimanded for her color coding of African american. | And again.
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05-14-2009, 10:20 PM
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#6 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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The whole deal with "equity" and being all PC is getting out of hand.
But that's totally irrelevant. Ms. Africa-America is a retard.
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