Most Europeans don't think Malays are black, speaking on behalf of most europeans.
Anyway, black is a rough description. We tend to use it to refer to those who appear Afro-Caribbean i.e. of African or Caribbean (indirectly African) ancestry who conform to certain physical characteristics. But anybody could be described as black if they look enough like the black stereotype (what was previously referred to as negroid by some anthropologists).
So sometimes people who aren't of recent Afro-Caribbean ancestry look like they are, and end up being called black. Aboriginal Australians for example, and Negrito groups, like the Semang (as sega31098 mentioned), may be described as black. It usually means nothing, it's just a broad description, as broad as white.
Many Europeans assume all Malaysians are of asian appearance (what was previously called mongoloid by some anthropologists). They assume they look like the lighter-skinned Chinese. Many are unaware of the darker skinned Negrito populations. So I'd say the assumption is, for the most part, the reverse of what you think Europeans think.
Out of curiosity, why does it make you "upset and anguished a bit"?
IIN to feel irritated when Malaysians are considered as all black?
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Most Europeans don't think Malays are black, speaking on behalf of most europeans.
Anyway, black is a rough description. We tend to use it to refer to those who appear Afro-Caribbean i.e. of African or Caribbean (indirectly African) ancestry who conform to certain physical characteristics. But anybody could be described as black if they look enough like the black stereotype (what was previously referred to as negroid by some anthropologists).
So sometimes people who aren't of recent Afro-Caribbean ancestry look like they are, and end up being called black. Aboriginal Australians for example, and Negrito groups, like the Semang (as sega31098 mentioned), may be described as black. It usually means nothing, it's just a broad description, as broad as white.
Many Europeans assume all Malaysians are of asian appearance (what was previously called mongoloid by some anthropologists). They assume they look like the lighter-skinned Chinese. Many are unaware of the darker skinned Negrito populations. So I'd say the assumption is, for the most part, the reverse of what you think Europeans think.
Out of curiosity, why does it make you "upset and anguished a bit"?
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The "upset and anguished a bit" could be because the OP is of Malaysian descent and doesn't want to be associated with Africans.