Labels

I decided to jot down a few thoughts on what I call "LABELS." I was born in England, I am black, my parents are from the Carribean island of Antigua, and I am a Canadian citizen, having lived in Canada for well over 30 years. In today's "politically correct" society, I would be labelled as "African Canadian British Carribean." Personally, I wonder why we can't just can't be Cathy or Sarah or Frank or even Achmed for that matter. Why, because you are of a different ethnic heritage do you automatically get stuck with a label. How many times have you heard a black American being "labelled" as African American? Obviously, they are black which one would assume means that way back in history one of their ancestors originated in Africa. What "label" do you use on a person who was born and raised in say Austraila. Their ancestors and others before them all were born in Austrailia and did not immigrate from any other country. They would be known as Austrailian, am I right?
The point I am trying to make is that yes I am black and yes my parents are from the Carribean and yes I was born in England and I am proud of my complete heritage. Being Canadian, however, I want to be seen as Canadian FIRST AND FOREMOST. This in no way means that I am abandoning my ancestry. I love this country and frankly I can't see myself living anywhere else. The day I received my Canadian citizenship, had to be the proudest moment of my life and if I may be so bold, anyone who has become a citizen of another country would feel the same way. I say do away with the "labels" altogether. We don't need them to know that we are proud of who we are or our heritage.