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The racial term 'black' has become sooo diluted

by LoveUniHateExams in

i always understood the term 'black' (or 'black', if you write for the guardian) to refer to sub-saharan africans or people of sub-saharan african origin.. but, perhaps in a rush to embrace victimhood, more and more people are today are using the term black to refer to other people.. so, apparently barack obama is black - 'the first black president of the united states'.. and lewis hamilton is supposedly the only black driver in formula one.. and jordan peele is a black film director, apparently.. and then there's meghan markle.. there may also be people of pakistani heritage who refer to themselves as black.. and, sorry to say, it's all a load of bullsh*t.. barack obama, lewis hamilton, jordan peel, halle berry and meghan markle are all biracial (mixed-race).

they're not black.

disregarding the other half of their ethnic heritage is intellectually dishonest.. .

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@Anony Mous - I agree with you that America hasn't had a black president yet.

But 'Obama is black'? The dude's half white. If I claimed him as a white president, you'd think I'd gone nuts, but this is little different from claiming him as black.

Personally, I'd rather we concentrate on a person's character and, for a politician, policies.

But if we're gonna talk about race, let's try and be accurate, y'know.

Over in the UK, we'd call Obama mixed-race. I'm not sure if this is derogatory to Americans - I think you guys prefer the term 'biracial'.

Barack Obama - first biracial US President. <--- nothing wrong with this.

PS - just noticed you've edited your comment 'Obama was black' to 'Obama was perhaps black (at least 50%)'.

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The racial term 'black' has become sooo diluted

by LoveUniHateExams in

i always understood the term 'black' (or 'black', if you write for the guardian) to refer to sub-saharan africans or people of sub-saharan african origin.. but, perhaps in a rush to embrace victimhood, more and more people are today are using the term black to refer to other people.. so, apparently barack obama is black - 'the first black president of the united states'.. and lewis hamilton is supposedly the only black driver in formula one.. and jordan peele is a black film director, apparently.. and then there's meghan markle.. there may also be people of pakistani heritage who refer to themselves as black.. and, sorry to say, it's all a load of bullsh*t.. barack obama, lewis hamilton, jordan peel, halle berry and meghan markle are all biracial (mixed-race).

they're not black.

disregarding the other half of their ethnic heritage is intellectually dishonest.. .

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@PistolPete - MJ was a black guy who tried to make himself white.

Kinda the opposite of Rachel Dolezal, lol …

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The racial term 'black' has become sooo diluted

by LoveUniHateExams in

i always understood the term 'black' (or 'black', if you write for the guardian) to refer to sub-saharan africans or people of sub-saharan african origin.. but, perhaps in a rush to embrace victimhood, more and more people are today are using the term black to refer to other people.. so, apparently barack obama is black - 'the first black president of the united states'.. and lewis hamilton is supposedly the only black driver in formula one.. and jordan peele is a black film director, apparently.. and then there's meghan markle.. there may also be people of pakistani heritage who refer to themselves as black.. and, sorry to say, it's all a load of bullsh*t.. barack obama, lewis hamilton, jordan peel, halle berry and meghan markle are all biracial (mixed-race).

they're not black.

disregarding the other half of their ethnic heritage is intellectually dishonest.. .

LoveUniHateExams

Some racist folks have always understood that one drop of "non-white blood" makes a person "not Caucasian" - strange, then, that people calling Obama 'black' are seemingly aligning themselves with the racist folks.

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The racial term 'black' has become sooo diluted

by LoveUniHateExams in

i always understood the term 'black' (or 'black', if you write for the guardian) to refer to sub-saharan africans or people of sub-saharan african origin.. but, perhaps in a rush to embrace victimhood, more and more people are today are using the term black to refer to other people.. so, apparently barack obama is black - 'the first black president of the united states'.. and lewis hamilton is supposedly the only black driver in formula one.. and jordan peele is a black film director, apparently.. and then there's meghan markle.. there may also be people of pakistani heritage who refer to themselves as black.. and, sorry to say, it's all a load of bullsh*t.. barack obama, lewis hamilton, jordan peel, halle berry and meghan markle are all biracial (mixed-race).

they're not black.

disregarding the other half of their ethnic heritage is intellectually dishonest.. .

LoveUniHateExams

I always understood the term 'black' (or 'Black', if you write for The Guardian) to refer to sub-Saharan Africans or people of sub-Saharan African origin.

But, perhaps in a rush to embrace victimhood, more and more people are today are using the term black to refer to other people.

So, apparently Barack Obama is black - 'the first black President of the United States'.

And Lewis Hamilton is supposedly the only black driver in Formula One.

And Jordan Peele is a black film director, apparently.

And then there's Meghan Markle.

There may also be people of Pakistani heritage who refer to themselves as black.

And, sorry to say, it's all a load of bullsh*t.

Barack Obama, Lewis Hamilton, Jordan Peel, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle are all biracial (mixed-race). They're not black. Disregarding the other half of their ethnic heritage is intellectually dishonest.

^^^ This is a black person.

^^^ And this is a biracial person, half white and half black.

Not difficult, is it?

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What’s Your Opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris?

by minimus in

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i think she has the happiest laugh i’ve ever heard!.

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I think she was good when she was prosecuting criminals.

^^^ She was doing a good job.

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Ron DeSantis signs Bill which bans trans girls in girls' sports

by LoveUniHateExams in

well done, ron desantis.. biological males should not be participating in female sports.. everyone but lunatic activists knows it's common sense, and the right thing to do.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2alku-rhw.

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Well done, Ron DeSantis.

Biological males should not be participating in female sports.

Everyone but lunatic activists knows it's common sense, and the right thing to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_2aLkU-rHw

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Languages, Dialects, Accents

by LoveUniHateExams in

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just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

red, arrow, break.

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The hardest Arabic letter for me to pronounce is the letter 3ayn.

It's a pain in the ass because it's so common in Arabic.

Here's an excellent video instructing students how to pronounce it …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xeoijRQ5t8

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Liberal vs. Conservative mental health study - what do you make of it?

by Brock Talon in

a pew study from 2020 (but one i just now came upon myself) reported that the more liberal you are, the more likely you are to have a mental health condition.

the worst suffering group are white females, ages 18-29 where over 56% have admitted to be described by their own doctors as having a mental health condition.

conservative females of the same age group suffer at less than half that number (27%).. while women tend to have more mental health problems than men (don't be mad at me for saying it, this is what the study reports) it is notable that liberal men have a higher percentage of mental health conditions than conservative women in the same age group.