okay, I know that it is proper to use the terms " Asian American, African American, Native American".. Ect.
and I am not asking this question to be mean, nasty or racist-
I am just wondering if in general there words have a negative association.
My family is from the south, and while we are not racist- I think my older relatives might use words that are a little.. "dated." like,.. "colored", "Oriental" ( I though oriental was a negative term but I've seen resturants that advertise Oriental food- So I'm not sure. "china man" "Arabian" "Native people" ( refering to native americans) Latin, and Jew.
* so, again, I AM NOT ASKING THIS TO UPSET ANYONE - I just want to make sure my relatives are using terms that are not hurtful to anynone.***
2007-01-21
14:35:04
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