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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:03 PM Original message |
Just how offensive do you find term "black" as opposed to "African-american"? |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I agree with you. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
141. I also agree.... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's hard because I think it depends on the person. |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't really care for either term..Black or White...I'm not White... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. My daughter had screaming fits when in second grade... |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
74. Interesting about the "brown" id |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #74 |
158. My son does that and he's 8 years old. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
164. I agree |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm black and I don't give a shit |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Then what do you think about this? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Hmm. |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Please don't put words in my mouth. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
54. The hyphened word before "-American" is "African" |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. You must not have read the whole thing |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Alright then... |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:41 PM Response to Reply #68 |
81. Are you saying nationality and ethnicity are the same thing? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. Uhhh... noooo.... |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
140. I'm getting the impression you think I find the term African-american to be a bad thing |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #140 |
167. Uh, "African" isn't a nationality. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
60. you really do like to run around du looking |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Uh, what? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:22 PM Original message |
make that ugh. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. Well now putting words in somebody's mouth is a whole different matter. |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:33 PM Response to Reply #69 |
75. i really don't believe that don't see how you totally misconstrued |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Honestly? |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. yes but this was not the original point you made |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:41 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. Come again? |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. i meant that you respond to the OPs |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. We do seem to be talking past each other. |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. but that seems so far from the OPs point |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #97 |
135. Case in point |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. Nothing wrong with black or African-american to me personally. |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 02:13 AM Response to Reply #139 |
143. forgive the slow ones |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #139 |
170. I didn't see you ask questions about pride or heritage. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I think it all depends on context. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. I can see both sides of the issue |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:16 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. We need to assert that we're all "other" and we're all Americans. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. I hate that "heartland" shit |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. I saw a lovely example today - someone denigrating blogs in general |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Those damn Greeks |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. It is indeed. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. I've read about some "Indians" who are |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:39 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. My rez cousins are like that |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Thanks for this..do your "rez" cousins |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
76. My one cousin and I had a long talk about it once |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. This is really good to know! |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. That's a neat article |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:06 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. Oh Goody! |
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sundog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #46 |
115. i'll concur with this |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:01 AM Response to Reply #46 |
146. I've met quite a few who didn't like that... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
85. Because Asia isn't a country, and they tend to feel a stronger kinship... |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
89. Interesting how this stuff works. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #89 |
92. This is America, tiger. The winners make the rules. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #92 |
95. Seriously |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Sorry - I'm white - they'll kill you. :P |
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swimboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #89 |
136. Sorry about the assholes |
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cigsandcoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
67. There's a different problem with the term, IMO. |
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Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:37 AM Response to Reply #67 |
147. It's not that rare look at Teresa Heinz Kerry. nt |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'll be interested in seeing the replies to your question. I';m white, and |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. Just my opinion |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. That's the way the people I know are... |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:30 PM Response to Reply #11 |
106. Sort of, yeah. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. "Black" is about as offensive as "White" |
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rusty quoin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Willie Geist said this this morning on Scarborough |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Actually, his comment is what sparked my question. |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. Good question |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Jews have their own race now?? |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I hope you're joking. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. American stupidity, methinks. |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
93. no joke see below |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #93 |
107. That's what I thought. Don't Jewish people come in all races |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
94. no joke see below |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. They are considered an ethnic group... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. They swindle everything, eh? |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
30. It's not about race |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. The Hebrew500 |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. My favorite joke... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's really more of a formal vs. informal sort of thing. |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
43. Actually the nationality thing. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Well, right, but nationality isn't the discussion. |
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kitkat65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. I specifically stated nationality. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:30 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Yes, but the issue is race, not nationality. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. I stress over this too but we shouldn't too much |
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OnionPatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Not the Scottish? |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
82. I'm allowed |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. "black" and "african american" |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Depends which African country they came from I guess... |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. True story - One night I was talking to a group of five people |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
51. That is a funny story. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
108. dupe |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. I just say "black" |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
17. Why don't you ask the individual which one they prefer? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
114. only a close friend, otherwise the response will most likely be: |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
18. If you jump back and.... kiss yourself, I'm gonna slap somebody. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
31. I think what would be offensive would be deliberately calling someone |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
32. sometimes I think the terminology helps to maintain a dichotomy |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. Mostly it is not the word people use, it is how they use it |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. ps - |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's up to the person to define him or herself |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. I agree with you...I was a child of the 70s too |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. The - comes in because we're proud of who we are today and proud of where we came from |
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anakie (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
48. off on a tangent |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Context is all |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
52. The term "black" is more confusing for children, I think. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Yo' boy might be spay-shul, mrs pnwmom... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Well, he is color-blind. Literally. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. Why not ? It makes just as much sense as the old "flesh" color! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Now that I'm thinking about all this, |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:18 PM Response to Reply #55 |
100. Honestly, I didn't know the difference when I was a kid. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:32 PM Response to Reply #100 |
109. Yah, I know. White people everywhere just don't see race. What a wonderful country. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #109 |
117. How would a kid know |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #109 |
123. You must not have noticed she's from New Orleans |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Here, here! Children are not born racists, |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
59. It depends |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
63. I fnd them equally offensive |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
65. Black seems to be popular where I grew up/lived in the Midwest |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
70. I'm Caucasian, and it's not up to me |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #70 |
161. Your family came from the Caucuses? |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
72. you know what i find waaaaaaaaay more offensive |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:59 PM Response to Reply #72 |
90. Are you hummophobic or something? |
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hiphopnation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #90 |
98. ... |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
79. It's not offensive at all |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
91. No -- black isn't "bad" . . . . should we call the Chinese "yellow" or other people "red" --????? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:33 PM Response to Reply #91 |
110. And I think the next question is . . . Do "whites" object to having to give up that term????? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #91 |
163. Oddly enough, Chinese nationals come in all colors and sizes. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
99. I'm a caucasian. Mostly. |
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porphyrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
102. Isn't it really the context more than the word that makes a name offensive? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. Not offensive at all. African American can sound kind of forced when certain people use it |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:19 PM Response to Reply #103 |
124. It can also be incorrect |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
104. I don't find either term offensive. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:58 PM Response to Reply #104 |
120. yep |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:18 PM Response to Reply #120 |
137. Hey Cher, |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
105. I call people what they wished to be called. In other words, it's all about respect. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:35 PM Response to Reply #105 |
111. But . . .. the press will use certain terms -- should "black and white" still be the way .... |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. For some strange reason, I don't think I have any control over the "press". |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:32 PM Response to Reply #113 |
126. Perhaps you do, perhaps you don't . . . but the issue is all encompassing -- |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:37 PM Response to Reply #126 |
130. My point is, it's not for me to decide!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #130 |
131. No one suggests that you or I will "decide" anything for media . . .. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
112. Whitey jumps in for a moment... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #112 |
127. OK -- so can we describe Chinese as "yellow"? Or Indians as "red" -- ??? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Again -- Is it OK to call anyone by their color??? What would "whites" lose . . . ???? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. It's a free country; say what you want |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #132 |
171. Good lord!!! Do you have no inkling of a higher perspective -- ???? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
116. I Still Haven't Sorted it Out, Really |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #116 |
122. Interesting, calling someone a color is OK but in plurals it's quite offensive |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:36 PM Response to Reply #122 |
129. self-delete |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 10:52 PM Response to Reply #122 |
172. Maybe you'd like our "free press" to grow up a bit--???? |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
118. I prefer black since I wasn't born in Africa. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #118 |
134. And all this time |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 06:48 AM Response to Reply #118 |
150. i had a woman in 70's adamantly tell me she was NOT african american |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
119. First problem: African American is an exclusive term. |
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jeffrey_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
121. It depends on context |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
133. My two college roommates were "black" |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
138. We are all US-Americans! |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 02:45 AM Response to Reply #138 |
145. Yep, US-Americans without world maps! |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
142. And these be the nuances that tear us asunder and rob all |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
144. I made the mistake of calling a black man 'nigger' |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:03 AM Response to Reply #144 |
154. You're saying that the Netherlands do not |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #154 |
166. we do know |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 03:53 AM Response to Original message |
148. As a white girl who became a haole girl and then an Anglo woman, I just try to keep up |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:20 AM Response to Original message |
149. Black is fine by me |
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sk8tenn (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 07:14 AM Response to Reply #149 |
151. AA versus black as terms |
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ChipperbackDemocrat (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 07:45 AM Response to Reply #151 |
152. Here's the way I see it. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 07:57 AM Response to Reply #151 |
153. Maybe you can call them Canadian. |
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Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #151 |
160. The vast majority of blacks are not American. |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #151 |
173. Maybe I am nitpicking |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
155. How about black people from the places like Jamaica or Haiti? |
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Tian Zhuangzhuang (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
156. Can we bring back coloured? |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #156 |
169. I hate the name coloured, my Grandma always used that. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
157. It can be a misnomer anyway. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:23 AM Response to Reply #157 |
159. ahhhhh... did you finally have your baby |
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
162. Not to me.. |
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freestyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
165. I prefer Black. It is far broader than African American. |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
168. I prefer black. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-27-07 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
174. Sadly, this thread hasn't brought us to the realization that describing people BY COLOR serves . . . |
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