The 1st Thread For 11/13/12: "Black" is Not An Evil Word

It's time we simply end the term African-American and just say at least black American. Or if you are not American, you can use "black" so as long as you are not using it for hate or not stereotyping.

It's okay, the word "black" is not offensive. The word black is just a description.

Now that doesn't mean it hasn't been used for negative connotations. From the time Europeans encountered Africans before the Trans-Continental slave trade began to "Birther Hairpiece" Trump's "I'm good with 'the blacks,'" there are those who really use "black" either in hate or in ridiculous clumsy fashion.

Any rational black American or anyone in general should not and would not get offended.

See, that is the inherent problem with being "too PC" sometimes in this nation. People overanalyze and are stuck in regressive thought instead of thinking rationally to themselves before being free to opine a thought. It's so key to take in a full perspective of whether it is right or wrong to use a word before being ensconced to use it.

That doesn't give non-black people (in American or abroad) full dominion to use the "N" word, though I have no power to stop them from using it with other black people or just amongst non-black friends. And you have to be cognizant of the basic history of THAT word for sure.

But for "black American," it's okay. We say white Americans, and we don't say European Americans as an American nation. And it's easier to say one word (black) instead of two relatively middle to long ones, especially when black usually comes to mind first.

(And I haven't even gotten into how Caribbean blacks are annoyed with always being lumped into being labeled African-American, as well as Africans who would rather like to hear Nigerian-American or Ivorian-American than just the lazy African-American).

Consistency is so paramount to society progressing throughout Earth. That has to be the case here, though I'm not holding my breath.