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What is the big deal with saying 'black people' though? People seem to be offended by that
as well, which I think is offensive to black people. Seems to be mostly white people from English speaking countries that take offense.
It carries some kind of load that it really shouldn't.

Nah i think were past that for the most part

The whole black vs african american thing

Oh yeah maybe it was a phase. Something in the media I guess.

Part of my latest essay is about the civil rights movement though and I went with African Americans
to be on the safe side. Maybe in 10 years I can safely drop n's all throughout.

Hahaha when in doubt lean more PC

AxeD wrote:Oh yeah maybe it was a phase. Something in the media I guess.

Part of my latest essay is about the civil rights movement though and I went with African Americans
to be on the safe side. Maybe in 10 years I can safely drop n's all throughout.

Works fine until they're not Americans. Then you've got the whole ensuing Black with a Capital B Vs black with a small b debate.

As and when it makes sense to mention someone's race (i.e. When pointing someone out in a crowd or describing them to someone and.... well, that's probably about it), Black seems perfectly appropriate. I mean, black people aren't black, but white people aren't white either.

The main thing people really need to step away from are phrases like "acting black" which is the point where prejudice starts to come into play. Memes that tie behaviour to skin colour are NEVER going to be harmless to society.

magma wrote: The main thing people really need to step away from are phrases like "acting black" which is the point where prejudice starts to come into play. Memes that tie behaviour to skin colour are NEVER going to be harmless to society.

innit

or when people are like "yeah he was some hench black guy!" and the emphasis is that this is some bogeyman figure to be confronted by

It works both ways


taboos need to be checked and they get to by being exposed even in silly memes

they need to live if they are to die

magma wrote: I find myself replacing it with "Ninja" or "Maaan" when I'm singing along to something.

if i was a black man i would be more likely to give you a slap if you did that than if you just said ******

magma wrote:The main thing people really need to step away from are phrases like "acting black" which is the point where prejudice starts to come into play.

BBC Radio 1xtra - New black music network.

Black music has always made me laugh as a label.

Kinda funny how you will always hear "yeah it was this hench black guy" and "yeah just some skinny little white kid" and never vice versa

m8son wrote:if i was a black man i would be more likely to give you a slap if you did that than if you just said ******

Another reason I'm glad I've never met you.

what about "spook" ?

i associate spook with cia agent. does it have racist overtones as well?

soronery wrote:i associate spook with cia agent. does it have racist overtones as well?

Yeah, but I've never really worked out why since it was generally the racists who went around looking like ghosts in white sheets...

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Don't circumvent the word filter
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gator bait is a good one too

magma wrote:

m8son wrote:if i was a black man i would be more likely to give you a slap if you did that than if you just said ******

Another reason I'm glad I've never met you.

yet see you guys on the 25th