Latest on "negro"

[victor steinbok]

I was recently called a racist in a G+ exchange because I did not
capitalize "black". Apparently, the guy wasn't kidding.

VS-)


On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 2:21 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Can we still use the A-A word?   Jist wundrin'.
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> Why does it matter to you? Are some of your best friends n-words? Do you
> otherwise expect to have occasion to speak to black Americans about black
> Americans? If so, then use whatever terms you ordinarily use. If not, then
> use whatever terms you ordinarily use.
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> Who is included in that "we," BTW?
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