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ProfessorGAC

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19. I'm Guessing It's Driven By...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 02:48 PM

Dec 2

...a desire to consider it an ethnicity.
We write "Italian" or "Irish", not "italian" or "irish". And so on.
Though is can't remember if capitalizing the "L" in Latino is standard or not. I see the "A" in "Asian" routinely capitalized.
I know others have cites for the reason, but I'm speculating on the motivation.
Also, capitalizing may connote that the writer is talking about a person not an object, like a black car.
It's ok by me. I see no reason not to, however, I'm not sure I'd remember to do it even I I meant to.

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How was the decision made to capitalize the "b" in "Black?" [View all] LAS14 Dec 2 OP

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