You know, you´re right. I didn´t even think about it. I was comparing the situation to the situation of immigrants, but I didn´t even think of Poland´s history of fight for their independence when they were divided between neighbouring countries and wiped from the map for almost 150 years. The Poles too had to fight for the independence in several uprisings (which I´m sure the government considered as terrorist) and they had to preserve the language, which the Russians, Prussians and Austrians wanted to eradicate via the process of germanization or russification. Good thing they didn´t succeed or I would have to speak German now, which is not the sexiest of languages (in my opinion). History does repeat itself, sometimes in a different part of the world.

I´m not denying the use of the term. Like I said: "Whereas some use and prefer that term, others don´t care or are openly against it." The point being it is not natural for every black person to want to be called African American, as your post suggests. 

And I think my "friends" as you call it, have a better idea what they, as black people living in the USA would like to be called then you would.

You said you were going by MLK´s definition, and the part I quoted shows that the term wasn´t even in circulation until 1980s, which is over a decade after his death. The bolding part got a bit mixed up and it´s too late for me to edit it since you quoted my post.

My post was based on feedback received from actual "African Americans" not from an article. Whereas most can prefer that term, don´t assume it´s "naturally" something that they would do, as many do not.

 Maybe you should read what you link:

The term African American carries important political overtones. Earlier terms used to identify Americans of African ancestry were conferred upon the group by colonists and Americans of European ancestry. The terms were included in the wording of various laws and legal decisions which some thought were being used as tools of white supremacy and oppression.^[112] There developed among blacks in America a growing desire for a term of self-identification of their own choosing.

With the political consciousness that emerged from the political and social ferment of the late 1960s and early 1970s, blacks no longer approved of the term Negro. They believed it had suggestions of a moderate, accommodationist, even "Uncle Tom" connotation. In this period, a growing number of blacks in the United States, particularly African-American youth, celebrated their blackness and their historical and cultural ties with the African continent. The Black Power movement defiantly embraced Black as a group identifier. It was a term social leaders themselves had repudiated only two decades earlier, but they proclaimed, "Black is beautiful".

In this same period, a smaller number of people favored Afro-American. In the 1980s the term African American was advanced on the model of, for example, German American or Irish American to give descendents of American slaves and other American blacks who lived through the slavery-era a heritage and a cultural base.^[112] The term was popularized in black communities around the country via word of mouth and ultimately received mainstream use after Jesse Jackson publically used the term in front of a national audience, subsequently major media outlets adopted its use. Many blacks in America expressed a preference for the term, as it was formed in the same way as names for others of the many ethnic groups in the nation. Some argued further that, because of the historical circumstances surrounding the capture, enslavement and systematic attempts to de-Africanize blacks in the United States under chattel slavery, most African Americans are unable to trace their ancestry to a specific African nation; hence, the entire continent serves as a geographic marker.

For many, African American is more than a name expressive of cultural and historical roots. The term expresses pride in Africa and a sense of kinship and solidarity with others of the African diaspora—an embrace

This is from the same link you gave.

At least I can distinguish MLK from Jesse Jackson.

Actually that´s not correct either, I have personally heard some black people object to the term of African-American based on the very fact that they personally have nothing to do with Africa (they weren´t born there, they have never even visited, etc). Whereas some use and prefer that term, others don´t care or are openly against it. So don´t assume you know what American blacks prefer if you want to become a spokesperson for them.

Well, clothes look best on clothes hangers, so no wonder models resemble them lol.

I´m really happy to hear that my thunder thighs turned out to be good for something lol.

The only ´Muslim genocide" in Iraq is that commited by Iraq against Kurds in the al-Anfal campaign. Do you want to see pictures of the babies and civilians killed by your beloved Iraqi Muslims?

Is that really the case? I always thought that African-American was the PC term for all blacks.

+100000000000000

I might add that there´s a difference between healthy, constructive criticism (which should always be welcome) and spreading prejudice-based propaganda.

This is nothing new, even after the Gulf War in 1991 the consequences of modern warefare have started to show their tragic and ugly head, due to the US using depleted uranium shells. It is indeed tragic and shameful.

I wonder if you see yourself as some kind of a whistle blower on "evil, bigoted, fascist, Christian West"? Maybe you could use something else than almost 18 year old news?