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I made that decision John Shaft Dec 2 #1
I have to wonder if you've ever capitalized the W in woman--whether black, white, or other. hlthe2b Dec 2 #3
If women started capitalizing the W in woman, men would totally freak out. Irish_Dem Dec 2 #5
Exactly... hlthe2b Dec 2 #10
They do not need to capitalize the M. Irish_Dem Dec 2 #15
Now I'm going to have to start doing that Bettie Dec 2 #23
Yep it looks mighty fine. Irish_Dem Dec 2 #24
IMO that's apples and oranges. The shift to capitalizing Black men or women came about because... brush Dec 2 #27
ROFL Prairie Gates Dec 2 #29
It's not universally followed Polybius Dec 2 #2
. dalton99a Dec 2 #4
Thanks. nt LAS14 Dec 2 #7
Post removed Post removed Dec 2 #17
When AP did that, the response from Mobile, Alabama's most beloved locally owned newspaper misanthrope Dec 2 #30
I dunno... he started it Dennis Donovan Dec 2 #6
Sorry, but who's he? nt LAS14 Dec 2 #8
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black Dennis Donovan Dec 2 #13
Kids today. SMH. And good afternoon. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2 #14
Supreme Court justice Hugo Black Sympthsical Dec 2 #16
Louis carried on the tradition. Sneederbunk Dec 2 #26
It's not a universal standard, so it's not like a decision was made that everyone should do this EarlG Dec 2 #9
Thanks. nt LAS14 Dec 2 #11
The answer from chat CBT ismnotwasm Dec 2 #12
I guess I do DeepWinter Dec 2 #18
I'm Guessing It's Driven By... ProfessorGAC Dec 2 #19
But that's because they inherited their capitalization. Igel Dec 2 #22
That's Reasonable ProfessorGAC Dec 2 #25
I'm a white woman who always capitalizes Black but not white. yardwork Dec 2 #20
I capatilize both XanaDUer2 Dec 2 #21
I capitalize Black and also White TlalocW Dec 2 #28
When it's used as a classification Noun. haele Dec 2 #31
Thank you nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2 #32
The arguments of the AP and Columbia Journalism School are cogent, but... LAS14 Dec 7 #33
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