Politically correct racial terms

[JaxRhapsody]

I'm a caucazoid! That's hilarious, sounds like its from a bad video game or sci-fi book.

Also you left out the tell tale word to know its a black man. Man, Jerome thought, this is the sweetest poontang ever!

That word is definitively black and as I said I grew up in that type of neighborhood and when we moved and I started going to a different high school with a bunch of caucazoids I used "poontang" and they were like "What?"

I flt like Steve Martin in the Jerk

That would've made it too easy.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

OP: You'll notice that only one actually black person had an answer for you, namely Chocolate Cookie.

Who said something interesting; "I always think the reader is going to assume the character is white until I say otherwise." And its true. In our culture, the default skin tone in people's imagination is white. Unless we make it very clear-- usually because them being black is the point of the story-- black folk are kind of invisible in common storytelling.

From what I've learned over the years here's my suggestions on portraying race;
Using the term Black is okay. Describe your character's dark bronze skin, his height (because he's a basketball player) his hair. Avoid comparing him to chocolate or coffee, he's not ... except of course when his girlfriend is licking him all over
My black friends are more sensitive about their hair these days, it seems than anything, and I don't use words like "kinky" or "nappy."

Another way to portray his race is through dialogue. It doesn't hurt to give him lines that once in a while include one or two speech patterns we consider 'typically black' but one or two is enough, and don't write them out phonetically-- so distracting for the reader! You can have your guy call himself 'black' and even 'nigger' in dialogue. Not the narrator, though, not you as the author.

I'm black too, you bad little wolf.

 

[sr71plt]

OP...black, white, everyone else get their "race"...Asian, Native American, Latino...are you going to write that yellow woman sucked the brown dudes dick while the hot red guy fucked her?

Naw, to not have your prose look awkward or like some political rally after a vote where some votes were more equal than others, you'd best use the individual terms that seem the most frequent in use, I would think. And, English being what it is, this wouldn't follow a regimented pattern.

Yet another area where I wonder why the squeamish are even reading/writing erotica and expect everyone else to be responsible for what they write/read. I think they should just leave others alone to write and read as they like and to take their own lumps if that doesn't suit a fan base. Too many "should mind your own business" vigilante toes in this pot, I think (many of whom show no evidence of even writing erotica themselves).

 

[Stella_Omega]

I'm black too, you bad little wolf.

Duly noted from now henceforth

 

[JaxRhapsody]

Of course not, Stella, sweets. It's once more become about what you are going to permit us to think and write and read--and, oh yeah, and about Safe_bet Usurper hating everyone.

It's always about Safe_Bet hating everyone. I get disappointing when a thread is begging- screaming for her to come busting through the door like Rosie the Riveter, telling all of us what for. Yet she doesn't. Call me an ovary swinger but I usually like what Stella types.

 

[sr71plt]

Yet she doesn't.

Only about 85 percent of the time. So, no, not 100 percent of the time. No one here now gets as nasty as fast as she does (Just as one example on this thread, look how nastily she hopped on HP in post 11). And it's bullshit that any threads are begging for her presence or set up just to invite her to perform. But it's fine with me if you don't want to see it (or be subjected to it, in which case you would pretend it doesn't exist, right? ).

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

This thread is a fucking train wreck, though it appears to be in the repair phase.

OP...black, white, everyone else get their "race"...Asian, Native American, Latino...are you going to write that yellow woman sucked the brown dudes dick while the hot red guy fucked her?

But, what you should do, because I am totally an expert due to being on Literotica, is fold in characteristics so the reader figures it out without you giving the stats. That way you can let readers know if they are high yellow, ridge runners, sallow skinned city dwellers, or all the other permutations. At least, that's my two cents.

I graduated from a pretty liberal department but their absolute bottomline was the proposition that folks aint equal, no way, no how. And they were merciless about expelling people who lacked the right stuff to do the work. My old research/statistics perfesser writes fuck books for cripples! And his characters are all damaged goods. But 30 years ago diversity was a good thing, now it aint. Modern PC reminds me of old Stalin shooting all the farmers and replacing them with perfessers who conformed to political ideology rather than agriculture science.

 

[jomar]

Naw, to not have your prose look awkward or like some political rally after a vote where some votes were more equal than others, you'd best use the individual terms that seem the most frequent in use, I would think. And, English being what it is, this wouldn't follow a regimented pattern.

I agree! I was simply saying the use of black and white are clearly used as descriptors of race while the other colors are awkward, and that if you're not going to use "the individual terms that seem the most frequent in use" using race would read better.

I graduated from a pretty liberal department but their absolute bottomline was the proposition that folks aint equal, no way, no how. And they were merciless about expelling people who lacked the right stuff to do the work. My old research/statistics perfesser writes fuck books for cripples! And his characters are all damaged goods. But 30 years ago diversity was a good thing, now it aint. Modern PC reminds me of old Stalin shooting all the farmers and replacing them with perfessers who conformed to political ideology rather than agriculture science.

Had a similar discussion the other day about PC. Awhile back a black PhD educated woman thanked me for using "black" instead of African American in a conversation.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I agree! I was simply saying the use of black and white are clearly used as descriptors of race while the other colors are awkward, and that if you're not going to use "the individual terms that seem the most frequent in use" using race would read better.



Had a similar discussion the other day about PC. Awhile back a black PhD educated woman thanked me for using "black" instead of African American in a conversation.

Most of the fun & games with race comes from middle-class whites, and these folks are generally clueless about the black community. In fact I think the black commun ity winces whenever a member marries a white, cuz to many its like allowing the enemy inside the walls. I never had trouble from blacks, cuz I made it clear that I wasnt interested in their community bullshit, as I told one old matriarch, ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THE COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES. WHAT YOU DO BETWEEN THE LINES IS YOUR BUSINESS. I was referring to the cocaine use and fucking the teenagers and unauthorized guests in public housing, etc. But when a 15 year old is making babies with half the men in Tampa that is too much. And they know its too much. So the deal that gets made is, SURRENDER BABY DADDY AND I WONT LOOK FURTHER.

 

[lovecraft68]

All subjects like this should simply fall under don't like it don;t read it. I hate rape stories therefore my ass is never in the non consent section. I know its there, I rather it was not, but freedom of speech is important to keep alive in this country

But the PC crowd cannot leave it at that. If it is there and they find it offensive, then no one should be able to read it.

Political correctness, like many things, started with good intentions and ahs certainly done its share of good.

But like many things it has gone to far and what the "crusaders" do not realize is there is a far cry from trying to cut down on ignorance and challenging the right to free speech.

Guess how far it has come? Holiday tree my ass

As for the topic of the thread I used nigger once in a story because it belonged there.

It was a fight scene between a black and a white and the white guy was looking for an edge to get his guy off his game so dropped the N word to piss it off.

That is reality and what goes on in a fight, find the weakness and exploit it. I once had a Kenpo instructor who flat out told me if in a fight with a black to ask him how he likes fried chicken or any other dumb ass thing to get him careless.

I had 26 comments on the story and one person was upset about it. Oh, well no one twisted their arm to read my work.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

All subjects like this should simply fall under don't like it don;t read it. I hate rape stories therefore my ass is never in the non consent section. I know its there, I rather it was not, but freedom of speech is important to keep alive in this country

But the PC crowd cannot leave it at that. If it is there and they find it offensive, then no one should be able to read it.

Political correctness, like many things, started with good intentions and ahs certainly done its share of good.

But like many things it has gone to far and what the "crusaders" do not realize is there is a far cry from trying to cut down on ignorance and challenging the right to free speech.

Guess how far it has come? Holiday tree my ass

As for the topic of the thread I used nigger once in a story because it belonged there.

It was a fight scene between a black and a white and the white guy was looking for an edge to get his guy off his game so dropped the N word to piss it off.

That is reality and what goes on in a fight, find the weakness and exploit it. I once had a Kenpo instructor who flat out told me if in a fight with a black to ask him how he likes fried chicken or any other dumb ass thing to get him careless.

I had 26 comments on the story and one person was upset about it. Oh, well no one twisted their arm to read my work.

I can handle grievances and make allowances for what torments people, what I wont suffer are the do-gooders who celebrate diversity and yet manage to exclude traditional, majority groups from the celebration. Visit any school around Christmas and what youll find are plentiful decorations for every religion and ethnic group but Christians. Theyre treated like Nazis.

I recall visiting a local school where state flags were hung from the cafeterias ceiling. I counted the flags and counted 48, two were missing. When I identified the missing state flags I asked the principal about it. He had them excluded because he personally disliked those two states.

 

[lovecraft68]

I can handle grievances and make allowances for what torments people, what I wont suffer are the do-gooders who celebrate diversity and yet manage to exclude traditional, majority groups from the celebration. Visit any school around Christmas and what youll find are plentiful decorations for every religion and ethnic group but Christians. Theyre treated like Nazis.

I recall visiting a local school where state flags were hung from the cafeterias ceiling. I counted the flags and counted 48, two were missing. When I identified the missing state flags I asked the principal about it. He had them excluded because he personally disliked those two states.

I find it ironic that this country was founded on religious freedom, yet the Christian God( the only one being worshiped initially at the time of founding) is the God that cannot be mentioned anymore.

I'll give you one James.

The owner of my company lives in one of the suburbia type complexes where everyone has to approve of what you have on your lawn. Several people had those statues of Mother Mary and Jesus out there

An Asian family complained because it offended them, hence they were told by the administration to remove them.

Same Asian put a buddah on his lawn. People complained guess what?

It was discrimination to ask him to remove it.

Funny huh?

Not as funny as someone in the middle of the night decapitating the buddah, but funny anyway.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Annndddd... the same two guys, still butthurting on about how horrible it is to take folks preferences into account when we talk about them. Also, Nazis, and bonus Rape.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Annndddd... the same two guys, still butthurting on about how horrible it is to take folks preferences into account when we talk about them. Also, Nazis, and bonus Rape.

Its the 7 billion particular preferences that make our butts hurt.

 

[sr71plt]

Its the 7 billion particular preferences that make our butts hurt.

Not to mention the readers and writers of erotica/porn who aren't mature enough to take responsibility for themselves and are too anal retentive to just back out of any surprises that their sheltered little lives haven't prepared them to handle.

 

[lovecraft68]

Annndddd... the same two guys, still butthurting on about how horrible it is to take folks preferences into account when we talk about them. Also, Nazis, and bonus Rape.

No, we're blutthering about how only select items can be whined about.

"Christ" has to come out of "Christmas" tree, but the ACLU would come running to the aid of the fat little round guy that represents another religions beliefs.

If Buddha stays, than Mary and Jesus stay or fat boy goes out the door with them.

Yes, so terrible I think in terms of TOTAL fairness.

Also funny that I have no belief in God whatsoever, but will stick up for people's rights to say it and worship it as they see fit.

It must be something to walk around going "Oh, no, I hope I did not just offend or alienate someone!

Oh, shit I said the word suarKRAUT in front of a German! Does he think I was calling him a Kraut and saying he was sour?

I must apologize!

Oh, I am so cruel, so insensitive oh, someone beat me so I do not have to practice self flagellation again!

Get off your horse Stella.

 

[Handley_Page]

Can I ask a very innocent question?
Who, really gives a damn about the colour of the skin ?
Remember the Ray Stevens' Song?

 

[lovecraft68]

Can I ask a very innocent question?
Who, really gives a damn about the colour of the skin ?
Remember the Ray Stevens' Song?

You know who does? The people who are allegedly sensitive to it, they are the ones always going out of their way to point it out then say "see, I understanfd bro! I am here for you.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Can I ask a very innocent question?
Who, really gives a damn about the colour of the skin ?
Remember the Ray Stevens' Song?

The reader gives a damn. You remember the reader dont you? He's the one who dont give a fat shit about your politics.

 

[sr71plt]

Ethnicity and/or nationality can be quite significantly a part of a story. I can't see abdicating to having an unacknowledged elephant in the corner just to suit a few anal retentive folks who can't grow up and face the realities of the world on their own.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Handley, your questions are not "innocent," they are "disingenuous."

ETA: wow that was a white video... Also, a Christain one...

 

[chocolatecookie3]

I agree readers should use their discretion when reading stories. I'm not sure political correctness is useful on a site where incest is the most popular category.

I also agree that a well placed racial slur can help rather than harm a story.

I do not agree that the WASP majority need a "poor baby" because they don't like "holiday trees." It's called white people problems.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

I agree readers should use their discretion when reading stories. I'm not sure political correctness is useful on a site where incest is the most popular category.

I also agree that a well placed racial slur can help rather than harm a story.

I do not agree that the WASP majority need a "poor baby" because they don't like "holiday trees." It's called white people problems.

My point is, if you hand over responsibility for your happiness to others count on being miserable forever. A long time ago a close friend asked me, IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU A STRIPED HIPPOPOTAMUS, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? And I says I dont feel nuthin about it. He says, HOW COME? I sez, CUZ I AINT NO STRIPED WATER HOG! So he says, THEN HOW COME YOU FEEL BAD IF SOMEONE CALLS YOU STUPID?

So yuh gotta consider the merits of the remarks, and change or let it go. Like when blacks say CRACKER. Around here folks think thats an honor but I know what it means and how it originated in the 1800s. Nobody wants to be a Cracker! So I'm not offended by the term cuz I aint no Cracker.

 

[sr71plt]

II do not agree that the WASP majority need a "poor baby" because they don't like "holiday trees." It's called white people problems.

Yeah, the holiday tree whining doesn't do much for me, either. I'm fine with living in a secular society and me keeping whatever religion I have to myself, with just the privilege of following one that doesn't have illegal crap associated with it.

In my experience the holiday tree whiner types, just like the political correctness vigilantes visiting this thread, don't really want to share and tolerate the perspectives of others. They want to evangelize and have it all their own way.

 

[Stella_Omega]

If by "have it all their own way" you mean "Ask those who own the pot to share it with those who never could get a piece before," then yes, political correctness people want to "have it all their own way."

The holiday tree whiners want to continue to have it all their own way, like they always did. Losing privilege is such a terrible hardship, It's hard, and nobody understands.