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Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by Chris2048 on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @10:53PM (#40152815)
from your link, first paragraph:

"For many people, Black reflects a shared sense of identity and community. White carries a different set of meanings; capitalizing the word in this context risks following the lead of white supremacists."

I don't find that thoughtful.

The argument further erodes when they also capitalize "Asian", which is described as "groups that include myriad ethnic identities united by shared race and geography and, to some degree, culture" - How does that not apply equally to "white" also?

Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by colourizer on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:03AM (#40153293)
the Noble White Race is Beseiged by pretenders, most notably Papists. It has been Long since the most Noble such as Albert Pike have lived. you are correct, Brethren, and please ensure that we secure a future for White children.
Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by egeozcan on Thursday April 25, 2024 @01:58AM (#40153947)
I, a Turkish migrant living in Europe, think of a specific culture when I read "Black", and skin color when I read "black" (in the context of talking about people of course), and White doesn't tell me anything. Many people from West Turkey also consider themselves as "white" but this is only in comparison to the average skin color of people from East Turkey.
Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by wmil on Thursday April 25, 2024 @03:31AM (#40154563)
It's a mistake to internationalize it, the terms are usually used in the American context.

Black usually means the descendant of slaves. When Obama was starting his political career there was some debate in the Black community about if he really counted as Black, since he didn't really have much contact with the Black community until his 20s and his history is quite different.

White typically means descendants of various waves of settlers with limited ties to any specific European country. Generally they can trace their lineage to a mix of early and later arrivals. With a strong bias towards northern Europe.

Hispanic generally meant Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican. Which were fairly geographically distinct communities in the 90s so one word for all three didn't cause much confusion.

Re:"I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that... by drewcoo on Thursday April 25, 2024 @06:50AM (#40155836)
> Hispanic generally meant Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican.

Hispanic is a newer term, minted during my lifetime. I know older people who used to be white until they were relabeled as Hispanic.

https://daily.jstor.org/where-did-the-term-hispanic-come-fro...

https://www.history.com/news/hispanic-latino-latinx-chicano-...