is the term 'chocolate' offensive?

[Anonymous]

chocolate rain?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have heard D.C. being called Chocolate City by AA or someone who is not AA saying something in a light hearted manner using the term 'chocolate'. Usually the reference is sexual though. Ex: " He is a good looking chocolate man".

I heard a black guy at the grocery store say to his friend, "What's up my [n-word]!?!" But when I said this to Pete from accounting (who happens to be black) he punched me in the nose. What's up with that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe they also say "yunz" or "yinz" in Pittsburgh to make "you" plural. I wouldn't take anyone's word from Pittsburgh about anything semantic. My sister, who lives there, says people leave out the verb "to be"-- i.e. "My car needs fixed."

People on DCUM constantly say, "I graduated college." Allk of the Ivy Leaguers appear not to know that one is graduated from an educational institution. In my opinion, and I am not AA, I would think "chocolate" is offensive but I also find "whitey" or "the man" offensive when AAs are referring to Whites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard D.C. being called Chocolate City by AA or someone who is not AA saying something in a light hearted manner using the term 'chocolate'. Usually the reference is sexual though. Ex: " He is a good looking chocolate man".

I heard a black guy at the grocery store say to his friend, "What's up my [n-word]!?!" But when I said this to Pete from accounting (who happens to be black) he punched me in the nose. What's up with that?

[Anonymous]

ok i've posted this several times before but it's really worthy of another re-post:

couple of years ago at my son's tball game the other team had an AA player who's nicknamed (affectionately) 'chocolate' by his teammates. he's the only AA player. i almost felt off my chair when they cheered for him using that nickname.

[Anonymous]

it is a term widely used

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bittersweet-memories-of-chocolate-city/2011/04/19/AFrouJ8D_story.html

[Anonymous]

why would you (1) possibly care and (2) correct your MIL?

let her say whatever she wants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it is a term widely used
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bittersweet-memories-of-chocolate-city/2011/04/19/AFrouJ8D_story.html

By whom?! I assure you we won't be using that term to describe AA children in our schools!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why would you (1) possibly care and (2) correct your MIL?

let her say whatever she wants.

I have to think OP doesn't want her kids to learn this language or her MIL's attitude!

I would call her cracker or whitey every time she uses it, but only if the kids weren't around.

[Anonymous]

No, your MIL shouldn't be saying that. I would be mortified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:chocolate rain?

Is that diahrea?

[Anonymous]

I'm from Pittsburgh and black. Never heard the term here.

[Anonymous]

I don't get why it would be offensive coming from a white person if that white person is friends with the black people participating in the discussion. I mean, coming from a bigoted 80-yo, YEAH, of course. But from someone who is your friend in a normal discussion?

I am white, and I was also recently privy to a discussion about coffee between two black coworkers. They were discussing how much milk to add to coffee (e.g., do you want your coffee Beyonce or Jay-Z?). It was amusing, and I was left wondering if it was ever appropriate for a non-racist white person to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe they also say "yunz" or "yinz" in Pittsburgh to make "you" plural. I wouldn't take anyone's word from Pittsburgh about anything semantic. My sister, who lives there, says people leave out the verb "to be"-- i.e. "My car needs fixed."

They also pronounce 'downtown' as 'dahn-tahn'. "Yinz going dahn-tahn".

[Anonymous]

I want the coach of the Steelers to come to coach our hapless Redskins. That is all.