if its racist, why is it ok to use the words white board or chalk board... surly that is offencive to white poeple as much as Black board would be to a black person...
2006-09-15 09:58:40 · 36 answers · asked by godhatesusall87 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
things like that probably MAKE people racist.
2006-09-15 10:02:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The reason we use the term whiteboard is because it's white. Those things we used to write on with chalk, were blackboards, because they were black. At no time were teachers told not to call them blackboards. The racists made this rubbish up to convince stupid people that their way of life was under threat from unnecessary political correctness. Incidentally, the story about nurseries teaching children "Baa Baa Blue Sheep" was another of these lies that the Sun, Mail etc loved to report.
2006-09-15 13:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a lecturer, and never, in my training nor in my work, have I ever been prohibited from using the term blackboard - I think that's an urban myth.
Having said that, when did you last see a black board? Chalk boards are almost always green, marker boards are white. I use an interactive projector these days!
2006-09-15 10:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always wondered why when I was a kid, we called it a black board when the board was green. Things I believe are only racists, when it originates from the heart. I mean when I was a kid and even now, if I call it a black board it means I am a racist? Its only racist if hate originates from my heart
2006-09-15 10:11:06 · answer #4 · answered by nyker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the PC police who i suspect under neath the i am perfect act they show in public are a bunch of closet racists and in my opinion worse than the BNP who as bad as they are have, 1 thing in their favour they re not hypocrites I'm white but Ive got relatives who are black so i know that the pathetic ideas they come up with arnt needed or appreciated by any one normal in fact when it comes to white boards and baa baa rainbow sheep its embarrassing if they wasnt racist they wouldnt think nothing about calling a black board black or a spade a spade
2006-09-15 10:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well to my knowledge black boards are still used in some schools and people still call them black boards even though they are dark green. I didnt know they couldnt use that word. they still do. I absolutely don't think its racist.
I have black pants, and i call them black pants and i'm not going to stop calling them black pants. I also i have a white pillow and a brown chair and a red dress.
Colors are colors. Just because someone uses a color as a adjective, does not mean they are racist.
i'm baffled. is my art store going to stop selling products that have black in them??!?!?!?! or just rename them?
2006-09-15 10:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by teri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok i completely trust you that that's getting ridiculous that the immigrants have greater rights and are greater valuable dealt with to the detriment of the community human beings,i'm not from England by ability of how, i'm from eire and we've have been given the comparable issues. yet i think of you should examine your historical past, for around 800 years the English have been going to different international locations and telling them what to do. not something has replaced now, one notice, Iraq, what might you call what England is doing there. you should to take a step back and ingredient with regard to the information formerly asserting that English human beings ought to be happy with the reality which you do not circulate stay in different international locations and sound off how they ought to run it. i ought to checklist an unfavorable lot of nationalities that ought to argue with that remark.
2016-10-15 01:04:16 · answer #7 · answered by merkel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am still in school, and they use words like black board and white board all the time, but now with more computers around, they use interactive boards more often, so black and white boards dont get mentioned as much (but mostly it is white boards)
2006-09-15 10:02:40 · answer #8 · answered by Mystique 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its because black people have always been subjected to racism so anything that can remind them of the old days of slavery and racism is strongly discouraged. Nowdays there are very few schools with colured boards for writing.
2006-09-15 10:14:20 · answer #9 · answered by cool runings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were always called "black boards" when I was going to school...but that was in Australia in the 70's/80's.
2006-09-15 10:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by lozzy1970 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually because they aren't black anymore. And it's ridiculous to call something that's Green a BLACK board.
And if you go to a school that's still using Black Chalk Boards then I guess I understand why your spelling and grammar are so poor. It's time for your school to update the equipment.
Good luck!
2006-09-15 10:03:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋