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Taffy was a Welshman: Racist nursery Rhymes

Started by Malthus, February 02, 2010, 11:27:06 AM

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jimmy olsen

Quote from: dps on February 03, 2010, 01:35:24 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2010, 04:41:15 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 02, 2010, 02:41:34 PM
My dad's parents used the term "colored" but as far as I could tell didn't mean anything negative by it.  My mom's mom was the enlightened counterbalance to my mom's dad, who seemed to delight in using the n-word, though I wonder sometimes if he did that just to push her buttons.  I always watched him closely when he interacted with a black store employee, waiter, etc. and never saw him treat them with any less respect than he would show a white person.

I thought the term "coloured" was now rather quaint and old-fashioned, but it was never considered derogatory.  I assume that's why the NAACP used the word at least.

Up until the late 60s at least, "black" was considered a derogatory or at least impolite term, though not as bad as the n-word;  "colored" was the polite, non-derogatory term to use to refer to Americans of African descent.
I thought Negro was the pc term of the day.
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dps

Quote from: jimmy olsen on February 03, 2010, 06:52:52 PM
Quote from: dps on February 03, 2010, 01:35:24 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2010, 04:41:15 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 02, 2010, 02:41:34 PM
My dad's parents used the term "colored" but as far as I could tell didn't mean anything negative by it.  My mom's mom was the enlightened counterbalance to my mom's dad, who seemed to delight in using the n-word, though I wonder sometimes if he did that just to push her buttons.  I always watched him closely when he interacted with a black store employee, waiter, etc. and never saw him treat them with any less respect than he would show a white person.

I thought the term "coloured" was now rather quaint and old-fashioned, but it was never considered derogatory.  I assume that's why the NAACP used the word at least.

Up until the late 60s at least, "black" was considered a derogatory or at least impolite term, though not as bad as the n-word;  "colored" was the polite, non-derogatory term to use to refer to Americans of African descent.
I thought Negro was the pc term of the day.

I think it was more the academic term, more-or-less like "African American" or "Afro-American".