Eskimo is actually improper. It's Inuit. (In-ew-it) :) On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Casey Dougall < [email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Michael Dinowitz < > [email protected] > > wrote: > > > > > Side question: If Latina in the quote is a descriptor of a racial > > characteristic, shouldn't white be capitalized as well as it's also a > > racial > > descriptor? Should both be lower cased? But I digress. > > > > > No, white is not a racial descriptor, Caucasian is what would be > capitalized > . > > *nationalities and races* Capitalize the proper names of nationalities, > peoples, races, tribes, etc.: Arab, Arabic, African, American, Caucasian, > Cherokee, Chinese (both singular and plural), Eskimo (plural Eskimos), > French > Canadian, Japanese (singular and plural), Jew, Jewish, Nordic, Sioux, > Swede, > etc. > > Latino Often the preferred term for a person from or whose ancestors were > from a Spanish-speaking land or culture or from Latin America. Latina is > the feminine form. Follow the person's preference. Use a more specific > identification when possible, such as Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian or > Mexican-American. See Hispanic, nationalities and races, and race. (Source: > AP Stylebook) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297913 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
