The decision by many in the media to capitalize Black and lowercase white is pure racism - implying that Blacks deserve an honorific of sorts and whites must be assigned to a lowly and inferior position.
Some deny the subtle message being spread with this double standard, so I suggest that for today only we refer to Whites with a capital and blacks in lower case. That should make it apparent how racist this practice is.
After that, I suggest we follow The Atlantic’s suggestion: that we treat both races the same, and either capitalize both or lowercase both.
www.theatlantic.com
Some deny the subtle message being spread with this double standard, so I suggest that for today only we refer to Whites with a capital and blacks in lower case. That should make it apparent how racist this practice is.
After that, I suggest we follow The Atlantic’s suggestion: that we treat both races the same, and either capitalize both or lowercase both.
![www.theatlantic.com](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/699xnfOz2dx-MUCxLAQkgy8-LoE=/0x43:2000x1085/1200x625/media/img/mt/2020/06/Capitalize/original.jpg)
The Case for Capitalizing the 'B' in Black
Black and white are both historically created racial identities—and whatever rule applies to one should apply to the other.