Yoshikaの英語ワンポイントレッスン Vol. 69
これはタメになると大好評!人種のるつぼと言われるアメリカ。 人種や民族の呼び方も時代によって変わります。
差別・偏見をうまない<公正な>言い方を知っておきましょう。
"POLITICALLY CORRECT TERMS"
The following are a list of words that are considered to be the correct term for certain words. It is considered "politically correct" because it does not offend certain races, sexes, people, etc. These words have historically changed over time, so check to make sure these terms are still current. As an example, here is how the word "mentally challenged" came to be:
Morons, idiots → Feeble minded → retarded → Mentally challenged
Previous, offensive words |
New, correct and compassionate words |
Illegal immigrant |
Undocumented worker |
Global warming |
Climate change |
Midget |
Little person |
Fat |
Large |
Sex change |
Gender re-assignment |
Fireman, policeman |
Firefighter, police officer
(excludes the word "man" and is now gender neutral) |
Blind or deaf |
Vision or hearing impaired |
American Indian |
Native American |
Colored person |
African American |
Handicapped |
Challenged |
Oriental |
Asian |
Homo |
Gay (male) or lesbian (female) |
Additionally keep these in mind when referring to people of color: |
(1) | In the U.S., Hispanic and Latino are used interchangeably. People from South America, Mexico fall under this category. Latino is used to identify the group as a whole, but when you are referring to one female, use the word Latina. |
(2) | "Native American" not "American Indian": previously, Native American's were called Indians because there was not an understanding of their background. They were assumed to be of Indian (Southeast Asia) decent because of the similar skin color. Now, it is appropriate to call them Native American's or people who are indigenous to North America. |
(3) |
Difference in Middle East, Arab and Muslim:
- | Middle east is a region |
- | Arab is an ethnicity but is also used to describe those who speak Arabic, even if they are different. For example, both Egyptians and Saudi's can speak Arabic, and are both considered Arab, but they are different nationals. |
- | A Muslim is someone who practices Islam and has no geographical and ethnical boundaries. For example, there are Black Muslims, Chinese Muslims, etc.
|
|
|