I was speaking to a colleague...and I say to him wow dude that pretty deep.
dude : I learnt that when I was in France"
briCK : Oh? you studied in France?
dude : Actually I am French!
briCK : Yeah? Funny I thought you were black!
dude : Of color yes but of culture no!
briCK : 
what do you mean I am lost, were your parents born there or something?
dude : No I was born in the then Zaire now Congo....I went to france when I was 18.
briCK : So why do you say you French not whatever African Tribe you are?
Errr I think to some extent u are confusing race with nationality. I can be black and french at the same time. French is a nationality.
Formal definition from wiki:
* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry.
* People whose ancestors lived in France or the area that later became France.
To be French, according to the first article of the Constitution, is to be a citizen of France, regardless of one's origin, race, or religion (sans distinction d'origine, de race ou de religion).
If somebody is black and they say they're french, provided they meet the requirements as stated above, then there is nothing wrong with that, he would be correct to call himself french. It has nothing to do with his race. Unless u asked him a direct question like "what race or colour r u"?
Gael Monfils is referred to as a french tennis player and he's black. That's his nationality, he's from France.
But I know what u mean with certain ppl a**ociating themselves with certain nationalities and even races even if they don't qualify. Damn wannabes, can't be and will never be
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