IS IT HYPOCRITICAL THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE OFFENSE TO THE TERM 'BLACK'

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IS IT HYPOCRITICAL THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE OFFENSE TO THE TERM 'BLACK'

[+] serious ballot by herzog
created Wed Dec 20, 06
being used for people whose ancestors came from africa, but then have no problem using 'white' for those individuals of european descent?

I've noticed that there are many people who get irritated, or even apoplectic whenever a black person is described as black, but have no issue refering to 'whites'.

Is this hypocritical? And, if you vote no, please explain why this is not hypocritical.

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Voted : Yes
Seems hypocritical to me.

Neither term is strictly accurate, there are no black people who are pure black, or whites that are perfectly white. Both are just general descriptive terms that don't necessarily have any offensive intent.

It's like describing someone over six and half feet as tall. Or someone over 500 pounds as fat.

But to take offense at one and not the other strikes me as extremely hypocritical.

by herzog on Wed Dec 20, 06 5:06pm [+]

Voted : Yes
Yeah. But I don't know any black people who get mad at being called black O.o

by himself809 on Wed Dec 20, 06 6:45pm [+]

^ It never is (or very rarely) blacks. It's always overly sensitive white liberals who throw fits and come up with ridiculous terms like "african american" that make little sense and only serve to make them feel smug and superior.

by herzog on Wed Dec 20, 06 7:02pm [+]

Sheesh, another race baiting ballot...*sigh* How sad...

by Guest User from [67.77.214.19] on Wed Dec 20, 06 7:40pm [+]

Sheesh, another race baiting ballot...How sad.

by Barbara_Baby_Cakes on Wed Dec 20, 06 7:42pm [+]

Voted : Yes
Oversensitivity.

by Mr_Susan on Wed Dec 20, 06 9:23pm [+]

Voted : Yes
Yes, and it's a very silly and ridiculous form of hypocrisy.

by xxxxxxxx on Wed Dec 20, 06 11:27pm [+]

Barbara_Baby_Cakes - I think the hypocrisy mentioned in the ballot topic- of not being able to say 'blacks' but okay to say 'whites' is what is truly race-baiting and sad.

By the way, I am neither white or black.

by xxxxxxxx on Wed Dec 20, 06 11:29pm [+]

I don't understand how anyone could possibly vote 'no'.

by xxxxxxxx on Wed Dec 20, 06 11:30pm [+]

the only whites I've seen are those who have been drained of blood, and frozen in the morgue.

the only blacks I've seen are those who have been burned beyond recognition.

I am sure in the near future, both terms would be uttered only by halfwits and sheetheads.

by LCD on Thu Dec 21, 06 10:22am [+]

why not call them pinks and chocolates? 005

by LCD on Thu Dec 21, 06 10:23am [+]

Voted : what?
Please just call me 'American'. Or, call me 'Black'. But, donot call me 'African-European'.

by Black_Lava on Thu Dec 21, 06 12:10pm [+]

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