Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

[Anonymous]

[NaultD]

Alaskan athabaskan. It's about heritage as it gets in this continent.

[loveslongnails]

It means "were your ancestors here during the Civil War".

Mine were not, my S. O.'s were here for the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and before white folks showed up.

[Tamera952]

WTF is that? Is that like Christian Nationalist MAGA lite or something stupid?

[DryGermanGuy]

No. But I’m a heritage European. That’s good enough! 😂👍

[beefcakebradybatson]

Half Yank through my Detroit, Mich.-born mother.

[exitseven]

probably but I am not sure exactly what it means.

[Asker]

Check the article, or google it. www.theatlantic.com/.../

[exitseven]

well. i guess not.. My grandparents came over from italy the 1920s. None of them fought in the Civil War.

[Asker]

Does this help?

Politically charged definition
More recently, the phrase "Heritage American" has been adopted by some figures within the national conservative and MAGA movements to describe a specific identity.
Ancestral origins: This usage refers to people who trace their roots to the founding generations of the United States, particularly Anglo-Protestant and Scotch-Irish settlers from the colonial era.
Exclusionary concept: This definition contrasts with the traditional "melting pot" concept of American identity, instead framing it as defined by ancestry rather than adherence to universal principles. It is associated with nativist and anti-immigration rhetoric.
Policy and political messaging: The phrase has been used to provide intellectual justification for policies like tighter immigration restrictions. It can also evoke a specific set of cultural markers such as whiteness, Christianity, and the American frontier.

[exitseven]

so in other words is is a made up thing that liberals made up to make conservatives look like bigots. Now i get it. I though it meant people who were proud of their American Heritage. Thst would be more in line with your typical conservative.

[Asker]

No, sorry, conservatives made this up.

[seeyounexttuesday]

What does that mean?

[DrPepper12]

Wtf is it?

[Asker]

google it