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Originally Posted by Indydealmaker
For the the same reason that calling a person Black is NOT racist. There is no intent to insult or denigrate. All of this PC stuff actually creates a racist atmosphere caused by the resentment of being called racist unfairly.
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If a black person asks that you call him black not colored, not negro and you refuse you are not respecting him as an equal human. If next week he instead asks that you call him an African American and you refuse you again are not respecting him.
If your friend John decided he would rather be called Jack you would do your best to remember to call him Jack. All this "PC stuff" is called the real world by those it hurts and the pain inflicted by those who refuse to learn from the experience of those who are offended is real and tells the observer much about the decency and humanity of the refusers. If the speaker cannot be bothered to remember to call a black person whatever term he prefers it says that the black person's wishes are of no importance. That devaluing of the black person is very much intentional unless the speaker has a medical reason limiting his ability to learn and retain.