Is there a reason why Black is a proper noun but brown is a nonproper noun? Actually, is this even a noun, or is it a proper adjective?
Ackman’s posts, made undoubtedly in bad faith, fueled already virulent retaliation faced by pro-Palestinian student activists. These students, who faced doxxing and harassment, were largely Black and brown.
Is there a reason why Black is a proper noun but brown is a nonproper noun?
Actually, is this even a noun, or is it a proper adjective?
"Black" is a generally recognized minority group in the US, which is why it's capitalized, whereas "brown" is here used as a catch-all for several other minority groups. This formulation is used...
"Black" is a generally recognized minority group in the US, which is why it's capitalized, whereas "brown" is here used as a catch-all for several other minority groups. This formulation is used in place of "non-white," which kind of implies that "white" is the default from which other groups deviate. This is, I shouldn't need to say, a rather troubling implication.
Is there a reason why Black is a proper noun but brown is a nonproper noun?
Actually, is this even a noun, or is it a proper adjective?
"Black" is a generally recognized minority group in the US, which is why it's capitalized, whereas "brown" is here used as a catch-all for several other minority groups. This formulation is used in place of "non-white," which kind of implies that "white" is the default from which other groups deviate. This is, I shouldn't need to say, a rather troubling implication.