Army drops use of term "Negro" in document

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Sorry, I'm an American. Not a Negro. And it's about time they made the change.

As a noun, you are not a negro. But as an adjective, it appears you are...

Ne·gro

ˈnēɡrō/

datedoffensive

noun

1. 1.

   a member of a dark-skinned group of peoples originally native to Africa south of the Sahara.

adjective

1. 1.

   relating to black people.

And Wiki says...

The word "Negro" is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance. Negro denotes "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the ancient Latin word, niger, "black"...

Just not sure why saying black in Spanish was considered less offensive (back before our time) than black in Engrish.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I can't even listen to that. My ears bleeding.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

As a noun, you are not a negro. But as an adjective, it appears you are...

Ne·gro

ˈnēɡrō/

datedoffensive

noun

1. 1.

   a member of a dark-skinned group of peoples originally native to Africa south of the Sahara.

adjective

1. 1.

   relating to black people.

And Wiki says...

The word "Negro" is used in the English-speaking world to refer to a person of black ancestry or appearance. Negro denotes "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the ancient Latin word, niger, "black"...

Just not sure why saying black in Spanish was considered less offensive (back before our time) than black in Engrish.

I reject your logic, like penguins reject nature.

I can't even listen to that. My ears bleeding.

This was back when Ice Cube was hard, before Are we here yet...

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

I reject your logic, like penguins reject nature.

You've got me, and I've got you, Kid. If that ain't family, I don't know what is...

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

You've got me, and I've got you, Kid. If that ain't family, I don't know what is...

What's worse is, I'm going to see that movie when it comes out. The penguins rock!

[landr 126]

The Army issued a statement saying it removed the term "Negro" Thursday as soon as it realized it was in the document. It did not say when the term first appeared in the document, but it apparently was many years ago.

The Army offered an apology to anyone who was offended.

It looks like it first appeared in the 2006 edition. I can't find the same reference in the 2002 edition:

http://www.ncohistory.com/documents/AR600-20_13May2002.pdf[section 6.3, page 44]

http://www.ncohistory.com/documents/ar600-207June2006.pdf[section 6.2, pg 50]

Historical versions: http://www.ncohistory.com/600-20.htm

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

El Negro

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

What's worse is, I'm going to see that movie when it comes out. The penguins rock!

Hadn't even heard of it til you posted it (by product of no TV). Me thinks I will have to watch it too! (Looks better than Happy Feet... All three times).