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Terms no longer in common use The terms Negro or Colored, which were widely used until mid 1960s, have become inappropriate or derogatory. Once widely considered acceptable, Negro and Colored fell into disfavor for reasons already herein stated. The self-referential term of preference for Negro became black. The term survives in certain historical organizations such as the United Negro College Fund and defunct organizations like the Negro Leagues as well as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Negroid was a term used by anthropologists first in the 18th century to describe indigenous Africans and their descendants throughout the African diaspora. As with most descriptors of race based on inconsistent, unscientific phenotypical standards, the term is controversial and imprecise. Because of its similarity to Negro, growing numbers of blacks have substituted the term Africoid which, unlike Negroid, encompasses the phenotypes of all indigenous peoples of Africa.[dubious — see talk page] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American #-------------------------------------------- Regards, LelandJ Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > >> I believe the politically correct term should be black Americans or >> African Americans, rather than "colored". If this isn't incorrect, what >> is the correct term? >> >> > > Funny about you people. I could call a black man negro, nigger, or > whatever and yet I would not be racist. You might call him African > American and yet would still be racists. > The difference is I consider him a man, no different than me, and feel > free to insult him as much as I would insult any other man. Why would I > treat him different? > You people fill your mouths with politically correct terms but would > raise hell if a black man would engage your daughters. I would ask if > the man is ok and if my daughter loves him, then I would bless them. > Politically correct talk guarantees NOTHING. > > >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >> >> Pete Theisen wrote: >> >>> On Thursday 21 June 2007 22:16, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Just because I have a little fun with the Religious Right movement by >>>> calling their followers Religious Righters doesn't make me prejudice, >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Leland! >>> >>> What if someone else has a "little fun" calling colored people "niggers"? >>> >>> >>> > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
