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20. I'm a white woman who always capitalizes Black but not white.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:56 PM

Dec 2024

It delights me to do this because I know it bugs racists.

As posted here in this thread, there are good reasons to capitalize Black, along with Latino, Asian, Native American, but not white.

Nonetheless, many writers also capitalize White.

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How was the decision made to capitalize the "b" in "Black?" [View all] LAS14 Dec 2024 OP

I made that decision John Shaft Dec 2024 #1

I have to wonder if you've ever capitalized the W in woman--whether black, white, or other. hlthe2b Dec 2024 #3

If women started capitalizing the W in woman, men would totally freak out. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #5

Exactly... hlthe2b Dec 2024 #10

They do not need to capitalize the M. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #15

Now I'm going to have to start doing that Bettie Dec 2024 #23

Yep it looks mighty fine. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #24

IMO that's apples and oranges. The shift to capitalizing Black men or women came about because... brush Dec 2024 #27

ROFL Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #29

It's not universally followed Polybius Dec 2024 #2

. dalton99a Dec 2024 #4

Thanks. nt LAS14 Dec 2024 #7

Post removed Post removed Dec 2024 #17

When AP did that, the response from Mobile, Alabama's most beloved locally owned newspaper misanthrope Dec 2024 #30

I dunno... he started it Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #6

Sorry, but who's he? nt LAS14 Dec 2024 #8

Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black Dennis Donovan Dec 2024 #13

Kids today. SMH. And good afternoon. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 #14

Supreme Court justice Hugo Black Sympthsical Dec 2024 #16

Louis carried on the tradition. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #26

It's not a universal standard, so it's not like a decision was made that everyone should do this EarlG Dec 2024 #9

Thanks. nt LAS14 Dec 2024 #11

The answer from chat CBT ismnotwasm Dec 2024 #12

I guess I do DeepWinter Dec 2024 #18

I'm Guessing It's Driven By... ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #19

But that's because they inherited their capitalization. Igel Dec 2024 #22

That's Reasonable ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #25

I'm a white woman who always capitalizes Black but not white. yardwork Dec 2024 #20

I capatilize both XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #21

I capitalize Black and also White TlalocW Dec 2024 #28

When it's used as a classification Noun. haele Dec 2024 #31

Thank you nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #32

The arguments of the AP and Columbia Journalism School are cogent, but... LAS14 Dec 2024 #33