Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application

[5n0man]

I have not followed him that close. so his muslim side from Northern Africa?


either way I agree with his politics.

Both his parents are Indians born in India before moving to Africa where they had him.


He's South Asian.

 

[StretfordRed]

He isnt. He is an Ugandan-American. No one from Africa uses African, same way no onw from Europe uses European. They specify their country.

WHAT???

 

[Paper Boi]

Both his parents are Indians born in India before moving to Africa where they had him.


He's South Asian.

i see

yeah that's whack

either way i'd vote for him over eric adams or andrew cuomo

 

[5n0man]

WHAT???

Thats true

People from Africa identify by their nationality, they dont all see themselves as one big group of Africans.

African American was supposed to be for black Americans who's country of origin was lost during the slave trade.

Someone from Africa would identify as their nationality. Nigerian american for example.

 

[5n0man]

i see

yeah that's whack

either way i'd vote for him over eric adams or andrew cuomo

It's not the biggest deal in the world.

Who gives a fukk about shyt like this with the way things are going right now?

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

his middle name is Kwame..

 

[StretfordRed]

Thats true

People from Africa identify by their nationality, they dont all see themselves as one big group of Africans.

African American was supposed to be for black Americans who's country of origin was lost during the slave trade.

Someone from Africa would identify as their nationality. Nigerian american for example.

Whilst I cannot vouch for actual Africans born American citizens, I must say you are wrong here.

We say we are African man. I have no idea where you got that from and I am specifically Nigerian. Grew up with African friends and family, they all say African AND where you are from in Africa, there is no distinction.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

A lot of them actually check "white".

Data source for this claim

 

[ALonelyDad]

his middle name is Kwame..

exactly

 

[Blessings]

his middle name is Kwame..

Zohran Kwame Mamdani

 

[5n0man]

Whilst I cannot vouch for actual Africans born American citizens, I must say you are wrong here.

We say we are African man. I have no idea where you got that from and I am specifically Nigerian. Grew up with African friends and family, they all say African AND where you are from in Africa, there is no distinction.

I've never heard a foreigner or first generation identity as "African american" or just "African".

They're specific about where they're from.

 

[bnew]

Both his parents are Indians born in India before moving to Africa where they had him.


He's South Asian.

I read his family had 3 generations in uganda.

 

[5n0man]

I read his family had 3 generations in uganda.

The Wikipedia says his father was born in Bombay to Muslim indian parents. His mother was born in Odisha to Indian parents. I dont know how many generations his family had in uganda, but genetically breh is south asian, not African.

 

[Blessings]

The Wikipedia says his father was born in Bombay to Muslim indian parents. His mother was born in Odisha to Indian parents. I dont know how many generations his family had in uganda, but genetically breh is south asian, not African.

Only things that matter are:
Can black people benefit from his policies?
Improvement in the quality of their lives?


If the answers are “yes” the right-wing BS is a form of c00ning

 

[5n0man]

Only things that matter are:
Can black people benefit from his policies?
Improvement in the quality of their lives?

None of this matters.

Im just clarifying for the people thinking he's technically African american because he's from uganda. It was stupid for the people who made it a big deal with kamala, and it'd be stupid to make it a big deal now.