And yet you can call me White, Caucasian, Cracker, or any other number of words for white and I will have no issue with it. Many black people take offense to Negro as well as African American. Others take offense to Black.
Racial terms are an instrument for oppression, but NOT in the way one thinks. You see, many of us don't give a flying **** about a term. But those who do can use a term to claim racism or any number of other things. Then political correctness comes into play and the one who has no racist belief or expression of any kind is ostracized.
I view that race should be used for nothing more then a term of physical description. I am the type of person that people who take offense to these terms hate, because I am above them, and they will do whatever they can to try to drag me and others who beleive as I do down using political correctness and racist allegations.
Why can't we call people negroes?
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Re: Why can't we call people negroes?
Affirmative action can get a white male a job beleive it or not. But said employer would be full of racially charged non-white co-workers in most cases whom would hate said white male.
I just don't get it. Aside from the clear racists that still exist in small number and make up the ranks of the KKK and other organizations, why can't we all just drop all the bullshit? Black is a color, white is a color, it is how one might look. Does anyone (reasonable) get offended when they are described with their hair color, height, or eye color? NO! So why is it such a bad thing to describe, and only to describe, someone by the color of their skin? I just don't get it.
I just don't get it. Aside from the clear racists that still exist in small number and make up the ranks of the KKK and other organizations, why can't we all just drop all the bullshit? Black is a color, white is a color, it is how one might look. Does anyone (reasonable) get offended when they are described with their hair color, height, or eye color? NO! So why is it such a bad thing to describe, and only to describe, someone by the color of their skin? I just don't get it.
Re: Why can't we call people negroes?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh029rdBxhgNielk1 wrote: I just don't get it. Aside from the clear racists that still exist in small number and make up the ranks of the KKK and other organizations, why can't we all just drop all the bullshit? Black is a color, white is a color, it is how one might look. Does anyone (reasonable) get offended when they are described with their hair color, height, or eye color? NO! So why is it such a bad thing to describe, and only to describe, someone by the color of their skin? I just don't get it.
Re: Why can't we call people negroes?
Locking thread. This is flamebait in general, and attracting all the wrong people.
Fulmen - you have been warned once again about language. Next time you think you can use your potty mouth, it'll be a longer ban.
-- GSH
Fulmen - you have been warned once again about language. Next time you think you can use your potty mouth, it'll be a longer ban.
-- GSH