Is calling a black guy "a black guy" racist?

[#SwoobatForUbers]

I don't think it is; you are just recognizing an aspect of them. Same as hair/eye color, clothes, etc.

[Feralninja]

I believe that "black" is actually the politically correct way of referring to African Americans now. Now, personally, if I must say it at all, I do prefer to use African American.

[SugarFreeJazz]

Not at all...but I've noticed that people tend to say 'blacks' or 'queers'...they never say, 'Black people,' or or 'gay people, people who want love, affection, and acceptance, just like any other people'...they always just generalize them, as if they're a collective mass... *sigh*

If we start seeing people as individuals more, then everyone would have less prejudice.

And then no one hated each other ever again.

[DizzyCobraMew]

Depends on what kind of "black" guy I guess, varies with everyone, just like how you have a car I don't, you have charter TV I have near basic table and it doesbt make a difference, but yeah I solely think this varies with every person

[Autis-misc]

calling a black guy "black" is just like calling an asian "asian".

there is nothing stereotypical about it unless you put "'s are smart" at the end of it.

[MissDigitalis]

The only reason to call someone "that black guy over there" would be to single them out. If there was a group of black people then it wouldn't make sense to say "that black guy" because people would be like "uh... which one?"

I wouldn't be offended if I was in a group of non-whites and someone said "that white girl over there". It doesn't make sense to be offended about it.

[YaDunGoofed]

No it isnt. Racism is defined as the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

"Did you see that black guy yesterday?" is not a form of racism.

"Did you see that black guy stealing those shoes? I can't believe they're allowed to go to school and vote with us Anglo-Saxon superiors." is racism.

[PikaPika677]

Not to me. People tend to flip out when someone mentions black in conversation just because. They're the true racist ones because they clearly see something wrong with the mentioning of black people. It's like the time when Pokémon Black and Pokémon White came out and people said the titles were racist.

[briguin]

Technically, it's not, as long as your not saying anything negative about their race.
But I call black people African-American, just in case they take offense by being reffered to as a "black guy".

[Paradoxe]

calling a black guy "black" is just like calling an asian "asian".

no that would equate to calling asians "yellow"

[TruthWHIP]

No it's not ****ing racist

what the hell is up with this thread
I should shoot this thread.

*shoots thread

[eBay Huckster]

okay you know what i take it back, that "do you dislike wealthy folk" thread isn't even in the same league of concentrated dumb as this one

this fucking forum.

[Ice Car]

Depends on how you use it. You could call it racist if you're calling him "a black guy" and it has no bearing on what you have to say, but if you are describing someone as "a black guy" to give a description so it's easier to find the person, for example, it's obviously not racist.