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Carpe Mortem 02-13-2015 10:03 PM
I don't find it offensive. Just confusing. I don't get called black often.

But if I was a black chick, I'd insist people call me 'The mighty negress', saw it in a book once. Pure poetry, slides off the tongue like a spring day in the meadow.

Chula Vista 02-14-2015 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Carpe Mortem (Post 1551612)
Slides off the tongue like a spring day in the meadow.
Carpe's getting all Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on us. :rofl:

Janszoon 02-14-2015 08:20 AM
My family and friends who are black all prefer to be called black so it's not something I think of as offensive.

RoxyRollah 02-14-2015 07:21 PM
Janszy you married to a sistah?

Black Francis 02-14-2015 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds (Post 1487181)
I live in a small town in Canada, which has a very small black population. I've always just called people of African descent "blacks", in the same way I call Caucasians "whites", without meaning anything harmful or derogatory, as does everyone I know. I'm wondering, though, if "black" people don't like being called that, and would rather be called "African-Canadian" or a similar term. And is the term "Negro" any different?
I think Negro sounds more offensive than black and has a more negative connotation to it.

i don't like using african american cause it sounds overly pc, i use black and so far i don't think ive offended anyone doing it.

Goofle 02-14-2015 08:20 PM
African American is far less PC than "black" in my opinion.

RoxyRollah 02-14-2015 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1551908)
African American is far less PC than "black" in my opinion.
Is that because they have never been to africa and probably never will?

Goofle 02-14-2015 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah (Post 1551912)
Is that because they have never been to africa and probably never will?
It's probably that tbh.

DwnWthVwls 02-14-2015 08:28 PM
Also not all black people are from Africa.. I always use black, I don't know any black people who I've ever offended.

You know what I've never understood.. Why can't we call Russians Asian? They're from freakin Asia.

Goofle 02-14-2015 08:33 PM
As I always say, using somebody's name is always the best way to go. Or pointing. Pointing always works.


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