Posts Tagged ‘language’
Rooney and “negro”: a question of intention
6:02 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|language|Politics · 1 Comment
4 Nov 2005
The hottest topic on the blogs today: CBS’ Andy Rooney’s proclamation on the Imus in the Morning show of his regard for the word “negro” to qualify individuals of African-American descent:
ROONEY: The word negro, which is a perfectly good word, it’s a strong word and a…a good word. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
On the blogs, I’ve read several people defending Rooney’s stance by saying that “negro” is used as a term for black people in Spanish-speaking countries. In Spanish, they say, it’s not offensive, so why should it be in English?
Aqui We No Watch Espanish
2:29 pm By Maegan La Mala · Bilingualism|Marketing|TV · Comments Off
1 Nov 2005
A study released yesterday by market research firm New American Dimensions reveals what many of us Latinos already knew, that we prefer English language TV, like seeing Latinos selling us products while speaking English but we still tune in to Spanish language television sometimes. Over 1,000 Latinos were polled in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago, and Houston and showed that we love our sit-coms, reality shows, and commercials in English only but tune into Spanish to watch our novelas.
Such information will no doubt be noted by advertisers. So for the holiday season be on the look out for more Latinos trying to put a product on your shopping list.
Read the entire study in PDF form
Via / PRNewswire
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