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Originally Posted by Sly
Actually, I absolutely refuse to say "African-American". I don't think I've ever used the term. I am NOT European-American, German-American, Irish-American, Dutch-American, or English-American. A black man in France is not African-French. A black woman in Germany is not African-German.
Some people don't like being called black either. WTF am I supposed to do? Poll every person I ever meet to find out acceptable terms? My solution: I don't make friends with those people. I don't expect others to walk on egg shells with me, I expect the same in return.
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Perfect post.
All the newage politically correct bullshit is just that... bullshit. I can remember a time when many Canadians felt offended when called "Canuck", yet nowadays most of us couldn't give two shits about it. But SOME still get offended by it for some reason, and I say the problem is with
them, not those saying "Canuck".
If someone says someone is "oriental" big deal. Get over it. Look to the intent of how someone's using a word. If the intent is malicious, THEN it's time to get offended. Used in casual conversation is no cause for someone getting all stupid about a word.