tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post5942488764285966764..comments2009-07-15T09:15:49.870+08:00Comments on lizz buenaventura .com: a blog about beauty, makeup, fashion, art and shopping!: My Top 5 Politically Correct Terms and Why I Use T...Lizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223861067868777405lizzbuenaventura@gmail.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-49693022635709752702009-07-15T09:15:49.870+08:002009-07-15T09:15:49.870+08:00Janelle- Thanks for stopping by! And yes, that ter...Janelle- Thanks for stopping by! And yes, that term can't apply for all of them but you can easily adapt the formula to suit (i.e. ethnicity + nationality = African American, Jamaican American, etc.)Lizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223861067868777405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-18344686583727054032009-07-15T02:08:55.843+08:002009-07-15T02:08:55.843+08:00you can't call all black people "african-american"...you can't call all black people "african-american" because not all black people have their roots in africa and therefore do not have "african" in american. <br /><br />just saying...Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06283041954351611154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-59504267157587317242009-07-01T13:28:27.758+08:002009-07-01T13:28:27.758+08:00Zhu - You may be right about that, but I don't thi...Zhu - You may be right about that, but I don't think I'd like it if I were called "yellow" (I'm partially Chinese), given that it's been used as a slur in a lot of media.<br /><br />I prefer to be called Asian, and I tend to think that I should address people how I prefer to be addressed myself. I also think that being called Asian isn't "burying racism" in any way, since it's merely stating my continent of origin.<br /><br />In the examples that you mentioned, I did notice that your nickname addressed you by color, but the same was not the case for Feng. As I said in my entry, I believe that while "black" and "white" was quite acceptable, I chose not to use them because you couldn't do the same for all races (i.e. Yellow, Red, etc.). <br /><br />A lot of politically correct terms tend to be unnecessary, but in the cases I listed, I can pretty much say that I strongly believe in them.Lizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223861067868777405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-23241346512216619902009-07-01T10:39:12.341+08:002009-07-01T10:39:12.341+08:00To me, "fag" or "dyke" sounds extremely offensive ...To me, "fag" or "dyke" sounds extremely offensive anyway. Gay or homosexual is the proper term. <br /><br />But "black" or "white" is just stating a fact... At home, we joke about the fact I'm the "white geek" and Feng is the "Chinese hippie" :D <br /><br />I hate politically correct terms to be honest. Racism is just buried deeper but is still there... It's okay to make fun of our differences!Zhuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647080453451925072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-15432098443491896342009-06-25T10:13:26.759+08:002009-06-25T10:13:26.759+08:00JC - Don't you mean "good fortune-challenged"? :DJC - Don't you mean "good fortune-challenged"? :DLizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08223861067868777405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411085885350701701.post-61797626465733174502009-06-25T01:41:58.861+08:002009-06-25T01:41:58.861+08:00I saw an African American cat today. Will I get ba...I saw an African American cat today. Will I get bad luck?joyfulchickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02338837385782869170noreply@blogger.com