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| | :Let's let things develop and them to establish their bona fidas. The object is find a collaborative consensus definition or understanding of contemporary terms and parlance in social media discussions. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 14:49, November 23, 2022 (EST) | | :Let's let things develop and them to establish their bona fidas. The object is find a collaborative consensus definition or understanding of contemporary terms and parlance in social media discussions. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 14:49, November 23, 2022 (EST) |
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| | + | == Recent changes in guides to grammar as far as race == |
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| | + | Recently, I bought about a dozen books on grammar/usage/writing as my interest in these subjects has increased. |
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| | + | "Racial and ethnic groups are designated by proper nouns and are capitalized. Therefore, use “Black” and “White” instead of “black” and “white” (do not use colors to refer to other human groups; doing so is considered pejorative). Likewise, capitalize terms such as “Native American,” “Hispanic,” and so on." APA Style Grammar Guidelines [https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language/racial-ethnic-minorities#:~:text=Racial%20and%20ethnic%20groups%20are,Hispanic%2C%E2%80%9D%20and%20so%20on.] |
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| | + | "Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) |
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| | + | Pre-George Floyd: Use lower case for black and white to refer to a person’s race or ethnicity “unless a particular author or publisher prefers otherwise.” |
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| | + | As of June 22, 2020: Write Black with a capital B; write White with a capital W (and similar terms to maintain consistency like Brown). |
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| | + | It is with a spirit of equity and with an eye toward future generations—and with a debt of gratitude owed to those who have led us here—that we embrace the changes . . . We hope you will embrace them too. |
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| | + | Associated Press Style (AP) |
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| | + | Pre-George Floyd: Use lowercase for both black and white. |
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| | + | As of July 20, 2020: Capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying a shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa. |
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| | + | Lowercase the term white in racial, ethnic and cultural senses."[https://thesavvyredpen.com/capitalization-of-black-and-white/] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 14:52, November 23, 2022 (EST) |