Re: Can you call someone "Black" these days ?

Eddie Wall wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:48:47 -0000, "Hal Ó Mearadhaigh."
<homestud@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Eddie Wall wrote:
Can you call someone "Black" these days ?

Of course, why ever not?

I have seen it many times in the US where someone is told that they
cannot refer to someone as Black but "African American" or where a
dark skinned person has insisted as being described as "African
American". I remember, at a conference, where a marketeer was
introduced ( I thought as being quite peculiar ) as a "Leading African
American" ..... I hesitate to think what you would call a Caucasian
markeeter or why the race mattered that much.

Not having been in the situation where I would have a need to refer to
race I have no idea what is politically correct, but "Black" would not
have been top of my list and I just cannot see "African Irish"
working!

Well, better by far black to Gollywog!!

--
Hal Ó Mearadhaigh.

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