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Lucas21c Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Latino/Asian persuasion

Are they racially charged or not good words? If so, how can I formally refer to other's race?
  

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lucas21c Are they racially charged or not good words? Yes. 'Persuasion' is particularly facetious.

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Are they racially charged or not good words?
  • Yes.
  • 'Persuasion' is particularly facetious.
  • lucas21c If so, how can I formally refer to other's race?
  • You can simply say they are Asian or Latino.
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lucas21cAre they racially charged or not good words?
Yes. 'Persuasion' is particularly facetious.
lucas21c If so, how can I formally refer to other's race?
You can simply say they are Asian or Latino.
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Mister MicawberYou can simply say they are Asian or Latino.
So in the US, "Latino" is not at all derogatory, right?
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GPY Mister MicawberYou can simply say they are Asian or Latino.So in the US, "Latino" is not at all derogatory, right?
The political correctness of this type of terminology changes from time to time. Currently, 'Latino' and 'Asian' are perfectly acceptable.
The previous response about 'persuasion' is correct. There is no need for that word, especially s
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