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

On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:32:37 -0800 (PST), cormac
<cormac.bradaigh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Feb 22, 8:35 pm, Someone else <republican_remove_sp...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:42:54 +0000, Eddie Wall <ed...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:48:47 -0000, "Hal Ó Mearadhaigh."
<homes...@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.

It matters because of the history and the fact that the description
'black' is, usually, inaccurate...'dark brown' doesn't cut
it...although it is accurate.

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!

Probably not.

Nik

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What is meant by white?

Pale pink is more accurate.

Many of those Afrikaans who continue to claim
"white" culture appear to me to be of mixed race ancestry.

Bruin Afrikaans they are.

Most southern Europeans have distinctly dark skin by northern standards.

Some of their women are quite appealing, regardless of their
pigmentation.

Nik

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