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Re: Mulatto
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Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
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Absolutely right, which is why such words seem rather pointless. 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Excalibur131" <[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2008 6:14:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Mulatto 

I would think that any friend she had would be mixed-race. If I'm not mistaken, every person I know is of mixed-race in one form or another. 

Is there a list of words that should not be used? If there is, why are they words at all? 

Tom 
South Central Virginia & More 
http://socenva.com 
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Melinda Skinner 
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 6:04 PM 
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My daughter (in her 20s) informed me years ago that "mulatto" was considered insulting by her mixed-race friends. 

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