Describing Blacks, Black Americans, and African-Americans [Vanity]

FreeRepublic ^ | June 30, 2023 | Reno89519

[Chuckster]

Some argue for blacks, whites which doesn’t make sense since no individual is black or white.

Allow me to submit "Pinks and Tans"

[LouAvul]

Vanities belong in “chat.” Your “opinion” is not news. Glad the mods moved it.

[Magnum44]

What is the current and acceptable terms used to describe Blacks, Black Americans, and African-Americans?

People who annoy you?

[gathersnomoss]

Classic

[wgmalabama]

Teens seems to be popular.

[falcon99]

If one is talking about black politicians on the left, Grifter comes to mind.

[Jim Noble]

Absolutely. It is one of, if not the most, fluid word in English. Largely used as a weapon

Like "fascist" has become - although "fascist" was once widely used and had a specific meaning.

The etymology of "racist" is much more difficult.

[SkiKnee]

"What is the current and acceptable terms used to describe Blacks, Black Americans, and African-Americans?"

People.

[Gene Eric]

lol

[ViLaLuz]

I’m Asian so I refer to Orientals, just to see some people squirm LOL!

[coalminersson]

Perpetual victims

[Nea Wood]

And “teens.”

[Polyxene]

“Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid are terms used to represent racial groups 1. Negroid refers to people of African, Melanesian, and New Guinean descent 2. Caucasoid refers to people of Indo-European descent and is generally what we call “white”. 3. Mongoloid refers to people of Asian, Native American, and Eskimo descent, and is generally what we call “asian”.”

[sauropod]

I myself am a glorious Scottish-American. (actually Scotch-Irish)

"Feed your lawn. Feed it!

[sauropod]

Because the busybodies insist on changing the language you converse with.

Just say, NO! (I did)

[JimRed]

How about “Neighbor”?

[Leaning Right]

> Words have meaning. <

Yes. That’s exactly my point.

[Vermont Lt]

I usually use their names.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

How about “Neighbor”?

In certain cities, that'll get you shot.

"Whadid yo call me Crackah!"

[Organic Panic]

Of all the black people I have knows, here in the USA, and worldwide all describe themselves as black. I have no once heard and American black person call themselves “African American”