You are making the problem worse
You are making the problem worse
Posted Jun 20, 2020 15:38 UTC (Sat) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)In reply to: You are making the problem worse by ras
Parent article: Loaded terms in free software
Which probably *eactly* describes the dynamic in the UK. "Black" is just a *normal* word.
And all this *American* angst causes other language problems over here - most of the Indians here came from Africa, and to actually call someone "African" implies they are *WHITE* from South Africa. Because many blacks consider themselves Caribbean (as do I, but I'm white ...)
American cultural nuances are very different from ours ... (African Brit has overtones of treachery ... certainly I would NEVER use that term ...)
Cheers,
Wol