Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Assignment Oriental Woman
I have actually been thinking about this same subject in the past and I agree with the author. I really doesn't matter what people are called as long as it is not offensive to them. We had four or five black kids in my high school and every last one of them wanted to be known as black, not African American, because they have never even been to Africa. After reading this I talked with a coworker about it and she told me of an experience she had on her mission. She said that her companion was a very white girl and she was tan. Once a Chinese women she had been teaching asked her why she was not white like her companion. She didn't understand what she meant. The women said "the other girl is white and you are brown." My coworker explained that they were both considered to be white but she had a darker skin. The women said that each they were different. she said "No you are brown, she is white, and I am yellow." My coworker said that if she had said the women was yellow she would have been sent home, but the women didn't care because that is what she is and it described her. People lost sight that it is really just a description and now take it as an insult.
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First of all, being an American Fork High Alumni I would just like to say there were six black kids. Next, I totally agree with you. Who cares what is politically correct? People now are too concerned with the color of people’s skin that they don’t even get to know the person. I like that you know what the person wanted to be called, you asked him. You wanted to get to know the person not worry if you were going to offend them. The story about your friend on her mission was pretty good. It is funny that there was a set rule that the missionaries couldn’t call the people yellow but they didn’t even care.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you guys. I went to a high school where there were about 10 black kids, 10 Asian kids, and 3,000 white ones. The black kids definitely didn’t like to be called “African Americans” and preferred to be called the non-politically correct name because it was not offensive to them. While I agree with you in that politically correct terms are unnecessary in most cases, I believe that it is becoming more and more important to use politically correct terms in our generation. People now have the capability of being fired or even sued for using the “wrong” language to a customer, employee, or coworker. It is sad that is has become like this but I believe using politically correct language is becoming very important.
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