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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNCF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNCF

• op00to 4y ago
  That's a lazy counterargument, and I assume you're just trolling. Please don't do that here. I'm not sure why you're trying to justify the use of an outdated term that is problematic if not immediately hurtful. If you had read the article you linked, you'd have known that the United Negro College Fund emphasizes its initials rather than its full name. "In 2008, reflecting shifting attitudes toward the word Negro in its name, the UNCF shifted from using its full name to using only its initials, releasing a new logo with the initials alone and featuring their slogan more prominently." Look on their website. Their official history does not mention the term "negro" once. https://uncf.org/the-latest/75-years-strong-highlights-from-uncfs-history https://uncf.org/the-latest/75-years-strong-highlights-from-... You will be unable to find in at least the last 30 years, any publications from the UNCF that use the word "negro" to refer to black people.
  • yucky 4y ago
    > That's a lazy counterargument I'm not even counterarguing anything. Your comment in reply to mine wasn't even relevant. I never said it's not offensive, in fact my comment calls simply points out that it's less offensive than the word with the Hard R that shall not be spoken. Which clearly is accurate is it not? So the real question is, what made you make your initial comment in response to mine? Did you misread it?