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Capitalizing the "B" in "Black" is not some kind of reverse racism or a ploy to elevate one race above another. This is fundamentally about granting a basic lev
by jquery 3y ago
Capitalizing the "B" in "Black" is not some kind of reverse racism or a ploy to elevate one race above another. This is fundamentally about granting a basic level of recognition and respect to a community that has been uniquely disenfranchised. Their identity and history were forcibly taken from them due to the slave trade. They can't point to a specific nationality like "Japanese," "German," or "British" with a capital letter to highlight their roots, so the capital "B" serves as a symbolic nod to that lost heritage.
- anon373839 3y agoI don’t think you’re being totally honest about the double standard of this. Imagine that some people (with benign intentions) wanted to capitalize White to claim a cultural identity. After all, most whites in the US have lost the distinct European identities their ancestors had. Do you think this movement would be met with acceptance and support? I think these kinds of double standards are what make the culture wars so inflammatory.
- morelisp 3y ago> Imagine that some people (with benign intentions) wanted to capitalize White to claim a cultural identity. After all, most whites in the US have lost the distinct European identities their ancestors had. Do you think this movement would be met with acceptance and support? "Acceptance and support" is subjective, but this is a fairly common orthographic style which has been discussed at length. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/time-to-capitalize-blackand-white/613159/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/time-to-ca...
- anon373839 3y agoWasn’t able to read the article because of the paywall. Is this an example of a media outlet also capitalizing “white”? If so, that does weigh against my claim of a double standard.