Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:41 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Any word that describes the Negro will eventually take on negative connotations. Calling them "Negro" is really the correct name for them. It aptly used to describe their race. i.e. the Negroid race. But, this word has had negative connotations associated with it, so they moved on to "colored". "Colored" is something of a euphemism. It hearkens to something cheerful. Nevertheless, Negroes have managed to give the word "colored" a bad connotation, and so they moved on to "black". The word "black" already had negative connotations, and so associating it with the Negroes just made a bad situation worse. Now, the media tries to enforce people calling them "African-Americans". Which is attempting to mix the positive connotations people have with "Americans" with the negative connotations they have with "Africans". This also claims that all Africans are Negroes, which, in all senses, is not accurate. No matter what you call them, the term may start off with having positive connotations, but will always end up having negative connotations. Then they move on to another word. What do you predict the next word will be? -- Posted by MrJollyRancher at 9:42 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Dookies -- Posted by QuantumBlaze at 9:43 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Jungle bunny. -- Posted by The Artful Dodger at 9:44 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 According to Uncle Ruckus, white racists made a crucial mistake in using the word nigger so much because blacks get too use to it, and built up a bit of immunity. So, by rotating (darkie, coon etc. as main slurr) you keep things nice and hurtful. -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:44 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Dark people could last a whole two years in my opinion. -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:45 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Quote: from The Artful Dodger at 9:44 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 According to Uncle Ruckus, white racists made a crucial mistake in using the word nigger so much because blacks get too use to it, and built up a bit of immunity. I'm sure there are MANY Negroes that still get offended by it. And the word nigger was used to describe Negroes, just like 'black people' The only difference is that it was used during slave times. -- Posted by Headst0ck at 10:01 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Surprisingly....we all have names. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:04 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Sexy -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:09 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:04 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Sexy Honestly, I'd have a problem calling Negroes "sexies" -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:16 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Oh I get it cause it got to be something insulting to call them then you'll agree to it, well I got northing mean to say i guess I wont say nothing at all -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:18 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:16 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Oh I get it cause it got to be something insulting to call them then you'll agree to it, well I got northing mean to say i guess I wont say nothing at all No, I would rather not call any group of people "sexies" just because every name given to them, eventually, is considered an insult. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:20 am on Sep. 1, 2008 why don't you just call them by they're name and we leave peacefully ever after -- Posted by The Artful Dodger at 9:21 am on Sep. 1, 2008 "Whaddup ma SEXY!?" "Nuttin'. jus chillin'. Yo, see dem sexies down the block. They grillin'" "Wuuurd? Yo, let's twist dem bitch-sexies wigs back." "Aight, sexy" -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:22 am on Sep. 1, 2008 LMao, what it do sexy? -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:24 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:20 am on Sep. 1, 2008 why don't you just call them by they're name and we leave peacefully ever after How would you group them together though? I mean, since you hate "Negroes" so much, what else would you use? -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:27 am on Sep. 1, 2008 call them black people, leave me alone -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:28 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:27 am on Sep. 1, 2008 call them black people, leave me alone 1st, I don't like that phrase, 2nd, they are trying to get rid of that phrase because of 'negative connotations' In 3 years or so, 'black people' will be considered a racial slur or something to that extent. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:30 am on Sep. 1, 2008 what ever, You disagree with everything, Just call them anything you can think of , Hopefully one day your ass  get beat real good, please leave me alone, your annoying -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:37 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:30 am on Sep. 1, 2008 what ever, You disagree with everything, Just call them anything you can think of , Hopefully one day your ass get beat real good, please leave me alone, your annoying Negroes it is. And how humane it is to 'beat someones ass', don't you agree? -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:38 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Maybe, if I'm lucky, somebody will pop a cap into my ass. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:41 am on Sep. 1, 2008 The funniest thing is your ass probably get beat by your own people -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:46 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:41 am on Sep. 1, 2008 The funniest thing is your ass probably get beat by your own people Alright. I'll tell you when it happens. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:47 am on Sep. 1, 2008 You sure? -- Posted by kidd rune at 9:48 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:47 am on Sep. 1, 2008 You sure? Probably, I doubt it would happen though. The whites I know have self control and don't act like simians. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 9:50 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Not the ones you know, just raindom white people, I tought you said white isn't a race, why do you use the term white, but you cant use the term black? -- Posted by SpRiNgS at 10:03 am on Sep. 1, 2008 lmao @ kidd rune -- Posted by kidd rune at 10:30 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from babygurl 2008 at 9:50 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Not the ones you know, just raindom white people, I tought you said white isn't a race, why do you use the term white, but you cant use the term black? I don't say white people. White = Mediterannean, Nordish, and all mixes of those two (and Alpine). Negro is actually describing Negroes, or Congoids. Caucasian includes Arabs, Jews, and other present Middle Easterners. White has ALWAYS been the word, Black is a new word. -- Posted by babygurl 2008 at 10:44 am on Sep. 1, 2008 To you -- Posted by Shaknbake at 11:35 am on Sep. 1, 2008 Quote: from kidd rune at 9:41 pm on Aug. 30, 2008 Calling them "Negro" is really the correct name for them. It aptly used to describe their race. i.e. the Negroid race. But, this word has had negative connotations associated with it, so they moved on to "colored". It is not aptly used to describe their race. Negroid comes from "negro"  and not the other way around. Negro is spanish for black, and it is exactly as accurate as black is. What do you predict the next word will be? The word has changed with every change in the perception of black people in the US. I don't imagine the world will spontaneously change again unless there is a major change in the black consciousness, or the way they're perceived by the country at large. Hey, with mestizos as the majority we may find "négro" coming back into style. -- Posted by kidd rune at 12:04 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 It is not aptly used to describe their race. Negroid comes from "negro"  and not the other way around. Negro is spanish for black, and it is exactly as accurate as black is. Yes, but that's the name given to them by the Portuguese and was considered the proper English term for all people of sub-Saharan African origin. Negro was created to describe sub-Saharan Africans, and Negroid itself came from that word. NEGRO correctly describes any person of the Negroid(Congoid) race. "Black" isn't the correct term, as it's somewhat new and there is no "Blackoid" race. Negro is not just a Spanish word. It was used by the Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, English(Yes, we used it until the 1970's), French, and others. "Black people" is a silly term and I refuse to use it. It doesn't mean anything. "Black people" is used to describe skin color, yet race is NOT skin deep. The word has changed with every change in the perception of black people in the US. I don't imagine the world will spontaneously change again unless there is a major change in the black consciousness, or the way they're perceived by the country at large. Hey, with mestizos as the majority we may find "négro" coming back into style. It's not just them saying negro... Their proper name IS negro, and I'll continue to use it. Pages: 1 2  Next