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Re: sturdy old apple
- Subject: Re: sturdy old apple
- From: Wayne Stewart <waynes@telus.dotnet>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:01:36 GMT
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Gregory L. Hansen wrote:
These days, it's inappropriate to refer to someone who is black as black.
People of color is old-fashioned, but I think still acceptable. But the
standard term is African American. Even if you walk past a group of
Nigerians on a college campus, talking to each other in their own
language, they are African Americans.
At least that's been the impression I've gotten from those that enforce
grammar rules.
Nigerians may be forgiving if they hear you refer to them as African
Americans while stateside. You might get a less welcome reaction if
you start calling them that in Nigeria.
Wayne