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the following was written in response to the questioning of a comment i made about how i find terms such as 'black' and 'white' to be racist. i thought the point of this community was to deconstruct such phrases, (debunking white) instead i find that they are flippantly tossed around in this community as acceptable terms
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And who is the panel that will approve or disprove the language???
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I myself never use "black", I don't like, it so I use "people of African Descent" - longer, but more accurate. But that doesn't mean I get upset when *other* people use "black". I also try not to use "white" but rather Caucasion, though, similarly, I don't get...well, you know the drill.
And, though I take every opportunity to let people know that "race" is a social construct, along with other social constructs like "gender" and "beauty", and so always use "ethnicty" in the place of race, the point is, in order to have a dialoge, with anyone, about any thing - you need to use language that both/all parties understand. If you're busy trying to change the language that makes *you* feel most comfortable, you're (IMO) focussing on the least important of the complexities and challenges of "race" discussions in the first place.
Also - I'd like to know who posted the long paragraph Fauxsilence is quoting here, and ask whether that original poster has been invited to join this conversation.
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