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The World Is a Very Diverse Place

Something that American tourists tend to forget or not consider is that the term African American cannot be used for all Black people. Many people use it in order to sound respectful and kind, but Black people from Africa are not African American. They may have never visited the US or even had a family member there. Not to mention that there are also Black people who are not African.

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It can come across as quite offensive to use the term African American so broadly. It doesn't show much understanding of the history of the word and its origins.