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MuayThai85 08/04/20 12:46:21 PM #1:	describing people in news articles? Just a curiosity question. I can't say I really noticed it before but have been seeing it a lot over the last year. For example "a Black man was..." vs "a white man was...". --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:942979928] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>describing people in news articles? Just a curiosity question. I can't say I really noticed it before but have been seeing it a lot over the last year. For example "a Black man was..." vs "a white man was...". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HighOnSolar 08/04/20 12:46:51 PM #2:	I dont think Ive seen this --- Surf <cite>HighOnSolar posted [p:942979947] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>I dont think Ive seen this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 08/04/20 12:47:19 PM #3:	well they capitalize German, Irish, Scottish, etc. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:942979972] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>well they capitalize German, Irish, Scottish, etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MuayThai85 08/04/20 12:48:23 PM #4:	TheVipaGTS posted... well they capitalize German, Irish, Scottish, etc. But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality. --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:942980008] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>TheVipaGTS posted... </cite> <quote>well they capitalize German, Irish, Scottish, etc.</quote> But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 08/04/20 12:50:32 PM #5:	MuayThai85 posted... But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality. Linguistics. In this country it is. Its just been used that way, in a way "white" never really was. White always has a qualifier, like what i mentioned, or "Hispanic vs non hispanic", whereas Black really doesn't. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:942980082] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>MuayThai85 posted... </cite> <quote>But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality.</quote>Linguistics. In this country it is. Its just been used that way, in a way "white" never really was. White always has a qualifier, like what i mentioned, or "Hispanic vs non hispanic", whereas Black really doesn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 08/04/20 12:50:52 PM #6:	Its a tactic the capitalists are trying out in an effort to appear like they care about racism even though their economic ideology begot slavery. https://www.google.com/search?q=black+capitalized&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari --- No Venezuelan fishermen ever called me a Bernie Bro. <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:942980095] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>Its a tactic the capitalists are trying out in an effort to appear like they care about racism even though their economic ideology begot slavery. https://www.google.com/search?q=black+capitalized&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMogALT 08/04/20 1:05:04 PM #7:	MuayThai85 posted... But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality. What nationality are they? --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png <cite>ChocoboMogALT posted [p:942980565] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>MuayThai85 posted... </cite> <quote>But those are nationalities, "Black" isn't a nationality.</quote>What nationality are they? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 08/04/20 1:06:31 PM #8:	ChocoboMogALT posted... What nationality are they? Presumably American... --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:942980602] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>ChocoboMogALT posted... </cite> <quote>What nationality are they?</quote>Presumably American... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NightRender 08/04/20 1:09:58 PM #9:	https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html Here's a fairly recent article explaining why the New York Times does it. --- Dedicated to D - 4/15/05 <cite>NightRender posted [p:942980706] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html Here's a fairly recent article explaining why the New York Times does it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 08/04/20 1:19:47 PM #10:	Considering descendants of slaves often don't have any history of what African country they came from, Black is used for that diaspora. I'm of Irish, Scottish and Austrian descent, and lucky to know those; "white" is not the only word I can use to describe my ancestry. For many, "Black" is. --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:942981024] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>Considering descendants of slaves often don't have any history of what African country they came from, Black is used for that diaspora. I'm of Irish, Scottish and Austrian descent, and lucky to know those; "white" is not the only word I can use to describe my ancestry. For many, "Black" is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MuayThai85 08/04/20 3:06:39 PM #11:	The23rdMagus posted... Considering descendants of slaves often don't have any history of what African country they came from, Black is used for that diaspora. I'm of Irish, Scottish and Austrian descent, and lucky to know those; "white" is not the only word I can use to describe my ancestry. For many, "Black" is. Couldn't they just use "African" then? --- How can one person post so much stupid s***? <cite>MuayThai85 posted [p:942984973] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>The23rdMagus posted... </cite> <quote>Considering descendants of slaves often don't have any history of what African country they came from, Black is used for that diaspora. I'm of Irish, Scottish and Austrian descent, and lucky to know those; "white" is not the only word I can use to describe my ancestry. For many, "Black" is.</quote> Couldn't they just use "African" then? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The23rdMagus 08/04/20 3:19:57 PM #12:	MuayThai85 posted... Couldn't they just use "African" then? Africans live in Africa, which is also not a country. --- ~Drewnami~ A beacon of Light from a burning screen. <cite>The23rdMagus posted [p:942985466] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>MuayThai85 posted... </cite> <quote>Couldn't they just use "African" then?</quote>Africans live in Africa, which is also not a country. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 08/04/20 3:30:04 PM #13:	NightRender posted... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html Here's a fairly recent article explaining why the New York Times does it. Okay. The capitalized letter for the minority represents their Voice. The majority can fuck off when asking for consistency in writing. Gotcha. --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:942985823] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>NightRender posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html Here's a fairly recent article explaining why the New York Times does it.</quote> Okay. The capitalized letter for the minority represents their Voice. The majority can fuck off when asking for consistency in writing. Gotcha. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 08/04/20 3:31:45 PM #14:	It's just one of those tricks they use to try and stir people up against one another. Let's convince white people that they're under attack. "Look! Look over here! Somebody gets something you don't! Are you jealous? Are you okay with this? What are you gonna do about it?" --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:942985875] in ELI5: Why ... [t:78891794]...</cite> <quote>It's just one of those tricks they use to try and stir people up against one another. Let's convince white people that they're under attack. "Look! Look over here! Somebody gets something you don't! Are you jealous? Are you okay with this? What are you gonna do about it?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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