https://contemporaryracism.org/814/addressing-an-individual-of-another-race/ An academic blog about whiteness, implicit bias, and systemic racism Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://contemporaryracism.org/814/addressing-an-individual-of-another-race/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Fri, 04 May 2012 05:14:50 +0000 http://www.professorwolfe.com/blog/?p=814#comment-263 This can be an uncomfortable situation all around. I think for a lot of people it can be summed up as personal preferences. I think it’s safe to say that most people do not want to be referred to as racial slurs, but when it comes to things like calling someone a person of color or a minority, Black or African American, etc. how do you know which is appropriate? I personally feel like it’s better to ask, but ask in a way that is respectful. I feel that there is no “right” way to address this question, but I think that some ways are definitely wrong or less right. My least favorite question to answer is “What are you?” Although most people don’t mean it that way, it comes off as dehumanizing and creates a sense of othering. It might be more productive to have a conversation using the tools we’ve discussed in class.

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