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US 2010 Census: Do you consider the word "Negro" to be a racial slur?
Jeff Wrangler:
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The whut? ???
Shakesthecoffecan:
I totally missed that when I filled my form out. Perhaps could it be the identity of Spanish speaking people of African decent?
I checked "Other" and then wrote in "Not Completely White".
milomorris:
- "Negro" is not a slur on face value. If these whiners are upset about the census using the term, maybe they should consult the folks at the United Negro College Fund.
- I call myself black, unless I'm trying to distinguish myself ethnically from other people of African descent. That's really the only time I use African-American.
- My grandmother still calls herself "colored." So does the NAACP.
- Using a term to define a person's race or ethnicity is not "labeling," its simply a means of describing that person. I am reminded of an armed robbery case in Wilmington DE a few years back. Because the newspaper down there went ape-shit PC, their editorial standards prohibited them from identifying the race of crime suspects. So the description of the suspect in the newspaper read something along the lines of "5'8", stocky build, wearing jeans, a red jacket, and a baseball cap." I'm sorry, but that doesn't tell me shit about who I should be looking for.
More than that, I don't want to stop using my racial identifiers, and neither do the vast majority of blacks that I know.
- My favorite racial identifier is "uppity niggah" O0
Monika:
Well, I´m a Brokie. Any boxes to check for that?
Luvlylittlewing:
I don't think Negro is a slur. I have relatives who still refer to themselves as Negro on occassion. I use black to describe myself.
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