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Current
Usage |
Recommended
Usage |
Afro-Caribbean (disrespectful)
Replacing African with ‘Afro’ is
disrespectful, similar to how ‘Paki’
is seen as an offensive abbreviation of Pakistani,
and ‘Abo’ is a racial slur to someone
of Aboriginal heritage. |
Afro-Caribbean children are embracing their cultural
heritage |
African Caribbean children are embracing their
cultural heritage |
|
| Black (offensive / inaccurate) |
black(s)
black and Asian people
British blacks / UK blacks
black community (UK)
black Caribbean
black African
black South African
The man was black and wearing a t-shirt |
African(s)
African and Asian people
African Britons
African British community
African Caribbean
African
South African
The man was described as having a light brown
complexion with short hair, and a white t-shirt |
|
| Black on black (offensive) |
Gun crime in the UK is predominantly black-on-black |
Gun crime disproportionaly effects African British
communities |
|
Black person of African descent (offensive / inaccurate)
The equivalent in other racial groups would be
‘a brown person of Asian descent, a yellow
person of Chinese descent, a white person of European
descent, a red person of Native American descent.
|
She is a black person of African Descent |
She is African |
|
Black person of West Indian descent (offensive / inaccurate) |
He is a black person of West indian descent |
He is African Caribbean |
|
| Brotha (informal) |
I only date black men |
I only date brothas
|
|
| Coloured (offensive) |
Coloured people now want to be recognised
as blacks |
Africans now want to be recognised as Africans |
|
| Drug Mules (offensive) |
A 12-year-old drugs mule nearly died after trying
to smuggle 87 condoms packed with heroin in his
stomach, it emerged today*
*Daily Mirror,
April 02 2004 |
A 12-year-old boy nearly died after trying to
smuggle 87condoms packed with heroin in his stomach,
it emerged
today. |
|
Developing World (patronising)
|
People from the developing world are living in
poverty. |
People from Africa, Asia and South America are
living in poverty |
|
| Ethnic (disrespectful) |
Black people are the largest ethnic group in the
UK |
African and Asian Britons are the largest minority
community in the UK |
|
Half Caste (offensive)
Coolie (offensive)
Coffee coloured (offensive)
There are several widely accepted alternatives,
the most common are:
• Mixed Race
• Mixed Heritage
• Dual Heritage
• Bi racial
|
Their coolie baby is coffee coloured because the
dad is half caste. |
Their baby is light skinned because the dad is
mixed race. |
|
| Mumbo Jumbo (disrespectful) |
He was talking a load of mumbo Jumbo |
He was talking a load of nonsense |
|
Ni**er (offensive)*
*Banned. This word is the African Kryptonite.
It is not to be used in any social or political
context (excluding reference material).
When used whilst reporting or in editorial
prose it is universally recognised as ‘the
n-word’.
|
Ni**er, Ni**a or Ni**az |
The n-word |
|
| Nitty Gritty (offensive) |
Lets get down to the nitty gritty |
Lets get down to the heart of the matter |
|
| Nubian (disrespectful/inaccurate) |
Nubians in Brazil share the same fate as blacks
in the UK and US |
African Brazilians share the same fate as African
Britons and African Americans |
|
| People of Colour (disrespectful) |
People of colour are amongst the poorest in the
world |
Africans, South Americans and Asians are amongst
the poorest in the world. |
|
| Sista (informal) |
I only date black women |
I only date sistas |
|
| Slave (offensive) |
The black slaves taken from Africa were employed
as servants
The Slave Trade was barbaric
|
The enslaved Africans were taken from Africa
and forced into servitude
The trade in enslaved Africans was barbaric |
|
| Third World (offensive) |
We now have a third world train service |
We now have a poor quality train service |
|
| Urban (offensive/disrespectful) |
Black youths are now cool with being urban. |
African youths are now cool with being socio-economically
deprived. |
|
| Urban music (disrespectful) |
Misogynist man is the biggest rapper in Urban
music |
Misogynist man is the biggest rapper in Hip Hop |
|
West Indian / Windies (inaccurate/disrespectful)
|
My neighbour is West Indian |
My neighbour is from the Caribbean |
|
Yardies (disrespectful)
|
Yardie gangs are responsible for drug trade in
London |
There are some Jamaican born criminals responsible
for drug trade in London |
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