Originally posted by masterbruceIt's the choice of word for the presumably black people who used it on the Hudlin board. Whether or not they're using it specifically because it's apparently unacceptable I didn't ascertain. Or perhaps it's one of those words where one must be of the specific ethnicity for it not to be considered unacceptable. Regardless, it's just paraphrasing anyway.
negro? poor choice of word
Originally posted by manorastroman
is african-american the only acceptable term now? i know ****** and colored are out, but i thought negro and blacks were still in. **** that, most "blacks" aren't even african-american, anyway.
black, African American are two nonoffensive terms
I've personally never heard anyone in the past couple of decades use negroes or coloreds.
Originally posted by manorastroman
is african-american the only acceptable term now? i know ****** and colored are out, but i thought negro and blacks were still in. **** that, most "blacks" aren't even african-american, anyway.
Exactly. What about non-american blacks? There are quite a few...I've never heard anyone talk about an African-Indian, or an African-German....😐.
Originally posted by Soljer
Exactly. What about non-american blacks? There are quite a few...I've never heard anyone talk about an African-Indian, or an African-German....😐.
What about non-american asians? Asian-german? asian French?
the nomenclature issue applies to all hypenated Americans...not unique to blacks.
Originally posted by Validus
I'd be cool with those other guys doing it. After all, they are white.
I've had suspicions, but now proof is offered.
Especially grimey Vally, since i thought you were decent(for a faceless name on the internetz, that is) and seemed like good peoples.
Least now i know.
And my penis is bigger than yours.