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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are the rules. Black kid to Black Kid ok. The rest don't say it [/quote]

"Black", "Negro", "People of Color",  "Colored people" and "African Americans" - I have been told not to use these terms at one time or another. And yet I see this being used all the time everywhere. We are Asian immigrants and it is all very confusing.

What is the correct word/phrase?

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When in doubt, ‘African American’ is probably best but ‘black’ is fine for most situations.  Never ever use ‘colored’ or ‘negro’.  Those were considered politie a long, long time ago but not today.[/quote]

There is  'United Negro College Fund' still operating - https://www.uncf.org/dmv  Can you explain why that is ok if it is offensive? It is also being used by Black people. Why not change it?

What about the historical Boyds Negro School?  The sign is proudly displayed and if it was so offensive, why not rename it?  It could be called the Boyds Historical Black School (formally known as Boyd's Negro School)? 
[img]http://www.davidrehunt.com/Boyd_Negro_School_1896_1936_detail.jpg[/img]

I have been told by Blacks to not call them African-American because they were from Caribbean or Africa.  They want to be called Black.  However, when someone refers to another as a Black person, it is said that they have been reduced to the color of their skin.  Sometimes I have heard  them being referred to POC (people of color) but then they take offence if other non-Whites (Asians, Hispanics) are also included in the POC category.  Also, if someone calls 'People of Color' as 'Colored people' that is offensive too (thanks, DCUM),  Why?

Why is it ok for AA boys to call each other 'N-word' that ends in an 'r'.  Why is that ok?  Why don't the parents stop them from calling each other that word?  If they will not use it themselves, people will stop using it. One day that word will disappear because no one will find it ok to use. They can lose that hateful word through disuse. 
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The Washington football team is called the Redskins. That is what the team has historically been called.  Many people would like to change the name, but even those who don't want to change the name are unlikely to think it's appropriate to call actual native American people "redskins."  When people see negro in UNCF or for the school, they understand it is a historical reference. What is so hard to understand about that?
And guess what? 15 year old boys say and do lots of inappropriate things. Are you really dying to speak and act like a teenage boy? Teenaged white boys do and say lots of inappropriate things too. I don't assume they do it because their parents haven't taught them any better. I assume they do it because they are teenaged boys.[/quote]

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