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Those who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear. (lemmy.world)

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[–] MBM@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

blacks

While we're on the topic, I think "black people" is the preferred term (in general it's adjectives over nouns, like "gay people" vs "gays")

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I've heard people of all types use the word 'blacks' I think it's a regional thing.

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[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 1 point 2 years ago

It’s more likely a field thing. People who work in fields highly dedicated to equity (esp. those working in healthcare) are especially concerned with their language and so create style guides that people outside those fields have gleaned from.

Example:

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[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago

Hey fair enough. I use whites so I tend to use the same kind of term in the other direction, too. I don't mean anything insulting by it

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