name change please?

[commentr]

Just encountered this community and was baffled by the name. Presumably this is some sort of common African-Americanism.

I would like to suggest a name change to "AfricanDiaspora". Feel free to comment/discuss.

Comments

[mahasin]

Not all black people are African.

Edit: Really I should say that not all black people identify as African, or identify as part of the African Diaspora movement.

[commentr]

That is their personal opinion/problem; the fact is all trans-Atlantic slave descendents by definition African.

[mahasin]

*shrug* I disagree with forcing labels on people.

If you want a community called AfricanDiaspora go nuts.

[papertigers]

just like it's your personal opinion that the name of this community needs changing. *shrug*

[hashishinahooka]

You must be awfully bored to come into a community that's mostly dead to tell them what they should rename it.

[commentr]

:) Another example of those typical web browsing sessions: looking for something, see a hyperlink to something else, then get distracted. Definitely was not looking for a "blackfolks" community! ;)

[keeni84]

I would like to suggest a name change to "AfricanDiaspora"

...why?

[sarafinapekkala]

This is a group for black people, not members of the African diaspora who are not black.

[cinema_babe]

Why?