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I don't know how things are in europe, but blacks categorize themselves. They were called "colored" by whites, and they fought to be called negros. Black was
by DigitalJack 13y ago
I don't know how things are in europe, but blacks categorize themselves. They were called "colored" by whites, and they fought to be called negros. Black was offensive back then (60's). Then Negro suddenly became offensive and they called themselves Black which used to be offensive but no longer was. Some called themselves afro-american, and today it's predominately african american.
These days, and for decades past, it's about what they want to call themselves. Who "they" refers exactly to is mostly lost on me.
- judk 13y agoI think your understanding of sociolinguistics has room to grow. Ponder how it was that those words like "colored" and "Negro" were 'suddenly' decided to be offensive.
- hackinthebochs 13y agoThe inability to see the world from another person's perspective being displayed in this thread is excruciating.
- omonra 13y agoWhile I can see why 'colored' may be considered offensive, why Negro? It's just spanish/portuguese word for black. My own hunch is that the word just has too much baggage (ie rights of blacks at the time they were referred to by this word were curtailed - hence the need to move on to a new word without the connotations).
- judk 13y agoCorrect. And the sneering voice that can turn any word into a slur, until we try again next generation and hope that the next word doesn't get slurred.
- kingkawn 13y agoThat there is still comfort in referring to Blacks and What They Do as a group at all means there's a long way to go.