2250 Has "black" become the new n-word?

Monday, February 2, 2009

Catch this: http://www.splc.org/newsflash.asp?id=1860&year=

Officials at Cuba-Rushford Central School, in Cuba, N.Y., have told a senior that she cannot refer to herself as "black" in the personal memories of her yearbook page because some people might find it offensive. Note that they are not objecting to what she had to say about being black, only the use of that word itself. The principal has suggested that she use the word "unique" instead.

Unique?

Offensive?

I don't understand.
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