It sounds like I missed some interesting discussion in class on Thursday - Unfortunately, I have been sick. Anyway, after reading Marger's Chapter on African Americans, and some of your posts on here, it made me think about a few things. I agree that your environment and the time you grew up in affects your views on ethnicity and race. I am more open-minded at 24 then my Grandpa is at 81, but that does not really surprise me since we come from different generations and were brought up differently. Whenever I see him, he usually asks me, "Do you still talk to that colored girl in Cleveland?" Rather than go ballistic, I just tell him that she is my best friend and nothing has changed, and she always laughs when I tell her about it. I was also thinking about how my Grandpa told me their were different things they used to call blacks in "his day," so it's interesting how things change over time, and I like to keep that in mind when I hear the things that come out of his mouth sometimes. I was also thinking, what is the "politically correct" term nowadays? I was recently told it was "People of color" as opposed to "Black" or "African Americans." Any thoughts on this?
Josh Steffen
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