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It goes to dominant-subordinate thinking which has been supplanted in
the acceptable public consciousness by reflexive equality. Therefore,
in the historic sense, it is accurate, but in current usage, it is a
pejorative statement.
Lyle Browning
On Nov 6, 2008, at 2:42 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In another forum, I corrected a comment about the president-elect
> being the first Black American to become president by pointing out
> that by definition he is a mulatto.? I got a significant amount of
> negative comment on my use of the word suggesting that it is a
> racially inappropriate term, although found in?every dictionary I
> researched.
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> Is this the?academic/educational system?language police at work, or
> is it a truly offensive term?
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> J South
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