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• Stinkywinks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Yeah because the majority of blacks use reddit and ebony porn sites. So do you call them ebonies?

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  • pyff@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Not exactly sure what you’re asking, but no, collective nouns aren’t generally pluralized in English, nor is the term appropriate outside of a porn context. Are you a native English speaker?

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    • Stinkywinks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Blacks and whites. Indians and Asians. Look, it’s plural. Add an S, guess it’s dehumanizing? I think the term daddy is dehumanizing. Please, only use dad. Do not add another dy.

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      • pyff@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Yes, generally referring to groups of people as pluralized adjectives is considered dehumanizing.

        Note that Blacks and the Blacks are both considered offensive and should not be used. Black people is the preferred plural form of Black.

        www.archives.gov/research/catalog/…/black-person

        [A]im to use Black as an adjective, not a noun. Also, when describing a group, use Black people instead of just “Blacks.”

        nabjonline.org/news-media-center/styleguide/#styl…

        This is for the exact same reason you would not refer to a singular Black person as “a black”. If you still have trouble recognizing the issue, consider how jarring the term “a gay” would seem in print.

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    • Stinkywinks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Why is the term acceptable to porn, do they not use English?

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      • pyff@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        It’s far more acceptable than “blacks”. It also avoids the issue of associating general search terms for groups of people with sexualized contexts as has unfortunately been done to Asian women and others.

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