BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThose who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.message-squaremessage-square669fedilinkarrow-up1255arrow-down122
arrow-up1233arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside Europe. What are things Europeans are not ready to hear.BigFig@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square669fedilink
minus-squareMBMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month ago 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”)
minus-squaredrunkpostdisaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI’ve heard people of all types use the word ‘blacks’ I think it’s a regional thing.
minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’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: National Institutes of Health American Heart Association US National Archive
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoHey 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
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”)
I’ve heard people of all types use the word ‘blacks’ I think it’s a regional thing.
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:
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