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Originally Posted by Jose Mourinho

No, its offensive. Would you be happy being called Blanc? Do you really call people negroes? I mean I cba with this convo. READ THIS. AN apology to Obama for the use of the word..

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_417406.html

Obama is ok with the use of the word is he? Case closed.

Cheers.

Obama was ok enough with the word to allow his administration to use it as an official racial category as recently as in their 2010 census. Only four years ago - it was a perfectly acceptable term on a governmental level. So what has happened since then to make it offensive? I have no idea.

Not saying it hasn't become offensive to some people since 2010 but what i'm highlighting is the bizarre confusion surrounding the use of the word when it has been used in a legitimate official capacity like the census and then suddenly becomes regarded as an offensive term on Big Brother within 4 short years. It's an alarming switch from one end of the acceptability scale to the other, in a very short space of time.

No wonder people are confused by it.

And seeing as you asked, I'm mixed race and am happy with the word blanc or negro. In fact, you can call me what you like. I am an adult and don't need anyone to police what people say to me, i can deal with it myself. I don't take offence unless people mean to cause me offence - no matter what language they use.

And if you CBA with this convo then don't bother yourself with it. And that's the case closed. Cheers.

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