Timeline for What is the right word to refer to a black person, when you don't know their name?
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| Sep 11, 2014 at 14:12 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @AakashM I don't mind your comments. You raised a good point, I hadn't realized that my words could have been misinterpreted. | |
| Sep 11, 2014 at 14:09 | comment | added | AakashM | OK. Deleting comments. | |
| Sep 11, 2014 at 14:04 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | No, of course not. You've misunderstood me. I was talking about discrimination, racial prejudice, political correctness etc. Inasmuch as reporters will be cautious before reporting anybody's colour, creed or race. If you had lived in the 60s/70s and early 80s there was a general lack of sensitivity, if a white person committed a crime his/her skin colour was never mentioned. If the same offense was committed by a black person, that was always picked up on. Recently if a person happened to be of the muslim faith that was reported as being relevant, of significant importance. | |
| Sep 11, 2014 at 13:58 | comment | added | AakashM | "Muslim" isn't a euphemism for "black". It really isn't. | |
| Sep 11, 2014 at 13:38 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2014 at 13:37 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @AakashM I'm sorry, I don't understand. If I'm mistaken, I'll delete the comment. | |
| Sep 11, 2014 at 13:27 | comment | added | AakashM | "Sometimes the term, muslim is used, but I believe that is being discouraged. " - are you... are you being serious? | |
| Sep 10, 2014 at 5:04 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 9, 2014 at 21:45 | history | edited | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 9, 2014 at 21:42 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @snailplane I am not making any distinction in the colour of their skin. I wouldn't normally start describing a white person as being "white", but I would start with their hair colour, age, physical appearance etc. likewise if the person being described is Asian, South American or black. In British newspapers today the term black is assiduously avoided, you only discover a person's ethnicity if a photo is printed of them, or their name is reported. Sometimes the term, muslim is used, but I believe that is being discouraged. | |
| Sep 9, 2014 at 21:19 | history | answered | Mari-Lou A | CC BY-SA 3.0 |