Posted on 06/20/2020 3:56:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The Associated Press changed its writing style guide Friday to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue.
The change conveys “an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa,” John Daniszewski, AP’s vice president of standards, said in a blog post Friday. “The lowercase black is a color, not a person.”
The news organization will also now capitalize Indigenous in reference to original inhabitants of a place.
Daniszewski said the revisions aligned with long-standing identifiers such as Latino, Asian American and Native American. He said the decision followed more than two years of research and debate among AP journalists and outside groups and thinkers.
“Our discussions on style and language consider many points, including the need to be inclusive and respectful in our storytelling and the evolution of language,” he wrote. “We believe this change serves those ends.”
The AP said it expects to make a decision within a month on whether to capitalize the term white. Among the considerations are what that change might mean outside the United States.
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I ALWAYS capitalize the “B” in Black when referring to the race.
The “N” in Negro was always capitalized for that reason. Black has become the preferred name for that race of people so it only makes sense it be capitalized.
“White” is NOT A RACE! “Caucasian” is the (supposed) “white” race. It is appropriately capitalized.
Why is anyone even talking about this?
Maybe because White is the. preferred name for Caucasians.
This a good thing as they will post a mugshot of a Black person who committed a crime... right?
Since I’m white should I call myself not Black so I can capitalize?
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Since you self admittedly are white, you should never capitalize the personal pronoun “I”
Correcting your statement; “Since i’m white should i call myself not Black so i can capitalize?
What about mulattos? Is there a case that is half way between lower and upper?
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Not to mention quadroons and octoroons.
I've got news for that lady -- many groups from around the world, black, white, or in-between, are not particular fond of most black Americans.
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