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Originally posted by AXO Alum
An observation as I have seen several instances of this in this thread:
When you use black (to designate a group) then you use white (to designate a group) -- when you use African American (to designate a group) then you use Caucasian (to designate a group). You should not say African American for one & White for another in designation, nor should you say Caucasian for one & Black for another in designation.
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I'm not trying to be difficult, but I don't know when to use the term "African-American" or when to use the term "black." Most of my friends who have black skin are not African Americans, and do not like being called that. They describe themselves as "black." I guess other people must take offense to the description "black" - I don't know - just an observation.