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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?
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