Thread: Attitude to food allergies?

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

and only for a decade or so it have been actively eliminated from usage, since it's considered offensive on the other side of the globe.

What do they say, then? Афро-американцы? I'm asking because I don't really watch TV, and people around me still say негр as a neutral word.
I suppose, "black" (черный), is out of the question.

Originally Posted by E-learner

What do they say, then? Афро-американцы? I'm asking because I don't really watch TV, and people around me still say негр as a neutral word.
I suppose, "black" (черный), is out of the question.

Indeed, we cannot use "black" because it is reserved for the people from Caucasus. We can use "чернокожий" "black-skinned" instead, but this sounds more pejorative than "негр" to me.

In the USA "Black" or "African-American" are used and are polite. I myself never use "African-American" because I went to school with a girl from South Africa but she is white. Unless you want to be offensive, the word "негр" is never used here now.


Scott

Originally Posted by E-learner

What do they say, then? Афро-американцы? I'm asking because I don't really watch TV, and people around me still say негр as a neutral word.
I suppose, "black" (черный), is out of the question.