tokyo-cowboy
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- May 12, 2010
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- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Japanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
years ago when i was a student, i learned from my teacher people use the word "colored" to refer to black people. but later i also heard the criticism to the effect that it assumes the sense of white-centeredness. what is the most appropriate way to refer to black people? and what's the situaion in the publishing?
in this connection, the word "brown" refers to their color per se? or does it refer to those who adapt themselves to white people society? to put it another way, if there are only a few black people and all other members are white in a group ( or a job field or living area or whatever that may be), are they called "brown"?
in this connection, the word "brown" refers to their color per se? or does it refer to those who adapt themselves to white people society? to put it another way, if there are only a few black people and all other members are white in a group ( or a job field or living area or whatever that may be), are they called "brown"?