Why do they capitalize ‘Black’ and not white when referring to skin color

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  • Jul 25, 2022
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    rise zero

    Because of slavery

    According to the Chicago Manual of Style, "names of ethnic and national groups are capitalized". this is also supported by The Diversity Style Guide (2019).

    It's also an acknowledgement that due to slavery, colonization, and trafficking, many Black people no longer have a nation or ethnic group to turn to (e.g. Nigerian, Somali, etc). therefore, we should show their only identifier the same respect we'd show Asian, Indigenous, or European people by using proper capitalization.

  • Jul 25, 2022
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    YungSah

    Because America is weird

  • Jul 25, 2022
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    Of course the nigga who likes to defend police officers when they kill another unarmed black person is the OP of this thread

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