Re:Word usage guidance and alternative terms
by dragonwriter on Monday April 19, 2021 @04:13PM
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> the same can be said about the words "white" or "black" when referring to people. Neither of them say what they mean.
Neither should be used to refer to people. “White” and “Black”, capitalized as proper nouns and proper adjectives are in English, to refer to particular identity groups and association with those identity groups are, OTOH, a different story.
Neither should be used to refer to people. “White” and “Black”, capitalized as proper nouns and proper adjectives are in English, to refer to particular identity groups and association with those identity groups are, OTOH, a different story.