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Comment on Is there a website that can tell you the new names to I guess "classify" people? Like the R word, or the N word or skin color or nationaility? For ex. Is African American still acceptable and so forth

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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I think its better to just bypass all of that unless you actually know where they are from and just say, dark skinned fellow. Light skinned woman. There is nothing wrong with using a descriptor.

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Hegar@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Given the history of racism and colorism in the US, reducing a person of color to just their skin color can sometimes cause upset. Using a non-skin-tone related descriptor is generally safer.

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sure I get that. I’m thinking just in a situation where I am describing a stranger. Like “hey front desk person, a dark skinned man with a blue hat dropped his keys but I didnt see what room he went in. I have to leave so I’m leaving them with you”
  
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  - Bismyth@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I’m probably being overly semantic but perhaps saying “A person with a blue hat and dark skin” would be the least abrasive way of putting it? That said, obsessing over endless semantic refinement and searching for a flawless alternative that does not exist for fear of hypothetical offense will lead to recursive over-correction ad nauseam
    
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    bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I see that
    
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daychilde@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
dark skinned MAN, you MISANDRIST!

(I kid, I kid)

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