Do you find being called "black" offensive?

RoxyRollah · 02-23-2015, 01:16 PM

Bitch we know you are Puerto Rican

The Batlord · 02-23-2015, 01:28 PM

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Bitch we know you are Puerto Rican

Shut up, you taco jockey.

DwnWthVwls · 02-23-2015, 01:43 PM

I wanna be a taco jockey, hold the sour cream.

FRED HALE SR. · 02-23-2015, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I wanna be a taco jockey, hold the sour cream.

Its crema you ****ing gringo.

~~John Wilkes Booth~~ · 02-23-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

oh no hes as native as J.Lo. Dont let him lie to you...

i know, just fanning the flames

honestly though francis should be thanking white imperialism for the creation of j lo and the like

~~Soulflower~~ · 03-01-2015, 01:39 PM

I don't think the word itself is offensive but it depends on the context of how it is used.

For example,

If you were to call a person of color, "You black stupid ass" I would call that offensive because its unnecessary to incorporate the word "black" in that phrase. It is also meant to be used negatively in that phrase as well, (not only are you a stupid ass your a black stupid ass-racist)

I know some African Americans who would rather be called African American than "black." A lot of times we often go by appearances and skin tone to derive to these socially constructed terms for race but the naked eye does not tell the entire story sometimes.

**Frownland** · 03-01-2015, 01:46 PM

If someone told me not to call them Black and preferred something else I would just call them whatever else they preferred. Generally a lot of people don't mind I've found because it's mostly just descriptive.

Chula Vista · 03-01-2015, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Soulflower

I know some African Americans who would rather be called African American than "black."

Understandable but still a bit weird.

My distant (great grandparents) relatives were born in Canada.

Am I Canadian American?

Key · 03-01-2015, 02:06 PM

And what about those who are "mut". Would you call me an italian german swedish norwegian caucasian american?

**Janszoon** · 03-01-2015, 02:44 PM

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And what about those who are "mut". Would you call me an italian german swedish norwegian caucasian american?

I'd imagine one would say European-American, just like how African-American is used to describe people with a variety of different African ancestry.

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~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	I don't think the word itself is offensive but it depends on the context of how it is used. For example, If you were to call a person of color, "You black stupid ass" I would call that offensive because its unnecessary to incorporate the word "black" in that phrase. It is also meant to be used negatively in that phrase as well, (not only are you a stupid ass your a black stupid ass-racist) I know some African Americans who would rather be called African American than "black." A lot of times we often go by appearances and skin tone to derive to these socially constructed terms for race but the naked eye does not tell the entire story sometimes.

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Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	And what about those who are "mut". Would you call me an italian german swedish norwegian caucasian american?