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Originally Posted by TopHatter
Samovar, you are probably not aware of this, but the term Negro is considered offensive. Please don't use it.  |
Here's the interesting thing though. "Negro" was considered an appropriate term a few decades back. We had the "Negro League" of baseball. In fact, we still have the "United Negro College Fund" today. No one has tried to change that name.
Then we moved on to use the term "black." Now that's on the way out thanks to Jesse Jackson and his "African American" campaign.
Personally, I try not to use the term "African American" unless I'm describing someone who had just arrived from Africa or has immediate links to Africa. This is a deceiving term and I think a political term aimed at confusing the public.
I have a friend who's Jewish, looks completely white, with parents from Egypt. He's technically "African American." Last time I checked Egypt is still part of Africa. His parents were born in Egypt. That makes him a lot more "African American" than 99% of the blacks in this country.
I have no point in this diatribe. Thank you for not reading. I need to play more computer games, maybe some more exercise as well. I'm getting old and fat.