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Personally I refrain from using the word negro or ******, ever. I know that they are words that have racist connotations and are very hurtful and emotional for blacks, especially considering the history behind those words. Blacks use it all the time, even when they're socializing with each other. But it's another thing if a white guy says it, even if they're really good friends.
Heck when I'm around friends that are black, I never use the word "black" as a descriptive way to identify another person. Blacks in general are very sensitive about this issue and their history, and I totally understand and respect that.
It's not racist if used professionally (science research, studies, organizations, foundations, census', etc) but I wouldn't going around saying it casually to random black people.
Pinky
It's not racist if used professionally (science research, studies, organizations, foundations, census', etc) but I wouldn't going around saying it casually to random black people.
•Pinky•
So you defer to negroes to determine your vocabulary and you seek their approval as to what words are acceptable and when/if they are allowed to be used.
Negro is the anthropologically correct term to describe people of the negroid race.
You've certainly been well indoctrinated.
Why not just forbid the use of the word "white" and substitute "racist". I think negroes would enjoy that.
" A racist man in a racist car drove to the racist house in washington on a sightseeing trip. When he tried to park he found he was not between the racist lines and had to reposition his racist car."
We'll have to rename everyone with the surname "white"..their last name will be "racist" from here forward.
No more Betty White..She's now "Betty Racist".
No more white rabbits..they're all "racist" rabbits now.
heavy snowfall and blizzards can't be called whiteouts anymore..they are "racistouts"
"I'm dreaming of a "racist" christmas" will be the new name of the famous christmas carole
No more white sugar..It is "racist" sugar from now on.
When surrendering one can't wave the white flag anymore..they must wave the "racist" flag.
No white milk..it's "racist" milk now.
If you want your teeth cleaner you can't use whitener on them. You must use "racistener"
Whitewall tires will have to be called "racistwall" tires.
etc...etc...
I have been told it is. However, the term is still used in some organizations, so if it is an offensive word, does this mean UNCF is offensive for using it too? Some blacks have said it is no longer used and can be construed as an insult. Two people I respect told me opposing views...one said it is offensive, the other laughed and said it was not offensive.
So....what does everyone else think? What is your opinion? Since both men have opposing views, for the sake of niceties, I will refrain from ever using the term negro again. But I am still wondering about it. Hence..the question.
The One-drop rule From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia;
The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as Negro of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of Negro blood" was considered black. The principle of "invisible blackness" was an example of hypodescent, the automatic assignment of children of a mixed union between different socioeconomic or ethnic groups to the group with the lower status.
Although racial segregation was adopted legally by southern states of the former Confederacy in the late 19th century, legislators resisted defining race by law to prevent interracial marriages. In 1895 in South Carolina during discussion, George D. Tillman said,
"...It is a scientific fact that there is not one full-blooded Caucasian on the floor of this convention. Every member has in him a certain mixture of... colored blood...It would be a cruel injustice and the source of endless litigation, of scandal, horror, feud, and bloodshed to undertake to annul or forbid marriage for a remote, perhaps obsolete trace of Negro blood. The doors would be open to scandal, malice, and greed...
It's not racist if used professionally (science research, studies, organizations, foundations, census', etc) but I wouldn't going around saying it casually to random black people.
Pinky
So you defer to negroes to determine your vocabulary and you seek their approval as to what words are acceptable and when/if they are allowed to be used.
Negro is the anthropologically correct term to describe people of the negroid race.
You've certainly been well indoctrinated.
Why not just forbid the use of the word "white" and substitute "racist". I think negroes would enjoy that.
" A racist man in a racist car drove to the racist house in washington on a sightseeing trip. When he tried to park he found he was not between the racist lines and had to reposition his racist car."
We'll have to rename everyone with the surname "white"..their last name will be "racist" from here forward.
No more Betty White..She's now "Betty Racist".
No more white rabbits..they're all "racist" rabbits now.
heavy snowfall and blizzards can't be called whiteouts anymore..they are "racistouts"
"I'm dreaming of a "racist" christmas" will be the new name of the famous christmas carole
No more white sugar..It is "racist" sugar from now on.
When surrendering one can't wave the white flag anymore..they must wave the "racist" flag.
No white milk..it's "racist" milk now.
If you want your teeth cleaner you can't use whitener on them. You must use "racistener"
Whitewall tires will have to be called "racistwall" tires.
etc...etc...
It's easy to see why. If you refer to others as the "Jewish guy" or the "Mexican Hispanic fellow", then they can be equally offensive to other people of the same ethnicity or nationality, even though those terms aren't offensive by themselves.Personally I refrain from using the word negro or ******, ever. I know that they are words that have racist connotations and are very hurtful and emotional for blacks, especially considering the history behind those words. Blacks use it all the time, even when they're socializing with each other. But it's another thing if a white guy says it, even if they're really good friends.
Heck when I'm around friends that are black, I never use the word "black" as a descriptive way to identify another person. Blacks in general are very sensitive about this issue and their history, and I totally understand and respect that.
Even Black can be offensive if you are not using it correctly. This is because there are several definitions as I see it.
Black the color
Black which describes the American descendants of African slaves. Africans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and other people from the Caribbean may take offense at this because their culture is slightly different.
Black which is used to describe all people of color with African ancestry no matter where they are in the world.
"The American negro will not truly be free until the word ****** no longer troubles him. Because the striking of chains and the death of Jim Crow does not free the mind." (James Baldwin; speaking at Columbia University, December, 1964.)I feel BLACK people need to choose their battles more strategically. So many black people have nitpicked every little thing to the point that no ones takes actual racism seriously. The race card has been abused and overwhelmed so much in the last 30 years it's sickening. Like the boy that cried wolf. One day our cries will be ignored and it's our own damn fault for playin games. Anybody (within physical reach) that calls me a ****** is likely to get punched in the throat and kneed in the face but that's completely different than 'negro'. Why wastes so much energy being offended about a legitimate and official term.
So if Negro means black, why is negro offensive and black is not?
"The American negro will not truly be free until the word ****** no longer troubles him. Because the striking of chains and the death of Jim Crow does not free the mind." (James Baldwin; speaking at Columbia University, December, 1964.)I feel BLACK people need to choose their battles more strategically. So many black people have nitpicked every little thing to the point that no ones takes actual racism seriously. The race card has been abused and overwhelmed so much in the last 30 years it's sickening. Like the boy that cried wolf. One day our cries will be ignored and it's our own damn fault for playin games. Anybody (within physical reach) that calls me a ****** is likely to get punched in the throat and kneed in the face but that's completely different than 'negro'. Why wastes so much energy being offended about a legitimate and official term.
9491755]"Negro" is the correct anthropological term for people of the negroid race and is the polite term used to refer to negroids.
black" isn't a race. "african american" isn't a race... "africa" has nothing to do with negroes in america anyway and most of them have never been there.
Rotagilla said:Negro" is a valid choice for race on the last..and all previous U.S. Census reports...as well as every government document for hundreds of years.Then there's the "united negro college fund". Hard to get around that.
Rotagilla said:negro plagiarist martin luther king used the word 30 or so times in his (plagiarized) "i have a dream" speech.
If it's good enough for the negro plagiarist, it's good enough for me.
"The American negro will not truly be free until the word ****** no longer troubles him. Because the striking of chains and the death of Jim Crow does not free the mind." (James Baldwin; speaking at Columbia University, December, 1964.)I feel BLACK people need to choose their battles more strategically. So many black people have nitpicked every little thing to the point that no ones takes actual racism seriously. The race card has been abused and overwhelmed so much in the last 30 years it's sickening. Like the boy that cried wolf. One day our cries will be ignored and it's our own damn fault for playin games. Anybody (within physical reach) that calls me a ****** is likely to get punched in the throat and kneed in the face but that's completely different than 'negro'. Why wastes so much energy being offended about a legitimate and official term.
Rotagilla said:since the perpetually aggrieved protected class learned they can manipulate white people by being "offended" by this word or that word has this nonsense been pushed.
Rotagilla said:good!..no one said it was. You've destroyed the strawman you set up.
Rotagilla said:correct anthropological classifications are "negroid" for negroes and "caucasian" for whites...Try to keep up. Didn't kwame nantumba explain that to you?..LMAO
Rotagilla said:"race" doesn't exist? There are no differences? LMAO...better tell the u.s. government to dismantle AA and all other programs that artificially elevate negroes based on their "race"..
"Ponder" all you like..
Then read some science for the truth.
