----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Pemberton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE... Being PC


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> A lot of African-Americans are as interested in their "heritage" as are 
> white folks.
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> Anne Pemberton


I'm not offended by it, but I'm somewhat taken back by the use of 
"African-Americans" vs. "white folks." Is there a double-standard at work 
here? If the identifying terminology were reversed how would the sentence 
read?

Tom
Eastern Shore & More Forum
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