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Old 10-19-2010, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest View Post
So the NPC are not historically white? Just trying to understand why this is such an issue. For example, I personally don't like being called a "Black Greek" but I know that some people say this and mean it as short for "member of a Black Greek Letter Organization" or even "Black member of a Greek Letter Organization." Either way, even though I don't like it, I can't change the fact that it's true.
Just because it's historically accurate, doesn't make it an appropriate label, ESPECIALLY for a member to use. Many of y'all would throw fits if someone referred to an African American as a Historically Enslaved Person, even though it's historically accurate.
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