[Don Shannon]

Blacks are now called African-Americans; American Indians are called Native Americans; and Homosexuals/Leabians are called Gays. Who, in each of these groups decided that these were the preferred ‘titles’ for each group? And who in the media, entertainment industry, etc. decided that these ‘titles’ would henceforth be used when speaking of each group?

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Name : Don Shannon, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 65, City : Dunnellon, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Retired, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[ShirleyAvery]

I think we’ve gone overboard on political correctness as a backlash to a time when truly offensive words were used to describe various ethnic groups. Whereas the “N” word is offensive, “Black” is simply descriptive, as is “white”. Interesting that the NAACP has retained its original name: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Just Curious

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Name : ShirleyAvery, Gender : F, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 52, City : st. louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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