[Ads-l] More on "Negro"

[Jonathan Lighter]

The upshot:

http://tinyurl.com/ogd3n65

JL

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> Update:
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> "The Army cannot say _who_ approved the word or _when_ it was added."
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> In this version of the story, the word appears in "Army regulations."
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> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > CNN: "The Army is scrambling to explain" why it has allowed the word
> > "Negro" to be used as a synonym for "black" or "African American."
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> > The word appears in a paragraph that is part of a general order updated
> in
> > October. No report on how long it's been there.
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> > Approval of the word is causing "controversy."
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> > The tone and affect of Barbara Starr's report suggest that this is a very
> > serious situation.
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