I've been amused for some time that the word "black", when applied to people, has become a default proper noun, and is therefore initially capitalised.
Here are a couple of examples from today's news:
The Hill: Allen Russel, a 38-year-old Black man, will still serve a life sentence
CBC: Vancouver police apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge
I've never seen "white" given proper noun status, as in this piece:
One umpire in the softball game was white and one was Black.
Merriam Webster is even funnier, offering both as capitalised in the entry, yet not using it in the description for white:
Black
of or relating to Black people
White
of or relating to white people
Fortunately I'm light brown.
Here are a couple of examples from today's news:
The Hill: Allen Russel, a 38-year-old Black man, will still serve a life sentence
CBC: Vancouver police apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge
I've never seen "white" given proper noun status, as in this piece:
One umpire in the softball game was white and one was Black.
Merriam Webster is even funnier, offering both as capitalised in the entry, yet not using it in the description for white:
Black
of or relating to Black people
White
of or relating to white people
Fortunately I'm light brown.
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