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African American

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

10. AA seems less used nowadays

Reply to Jamaal510 (Original post)

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 02:15 PM

Dec 2013

It became the PC thing to say in the 90s but since then it seems to have fallen away in favor of "black", especially since the rise of social media. I wonder how much the use of AA was influenced by whites because it seems most blacks I've read/heard prefer "black".

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Hyphenated Americans [View all] Jamaal510 Dec 2013 OP

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #1

I think it's up to the individual. Shrike47 Dec 2013 #2

true Skittles Dec 2013 #3

Love this JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #7

I'd never had cause that give that much thought being UK. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #4

Not done in the rest of world JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #6

I read this book in college. onpatrol98 Dec 2013 #12

Only Toni! JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #5

The last time I responded a phone survey Half-Century Man Dec 2013 #8

Wait CFLDem Dec 2013 #9

In an ideal world - yes JustAnotherGen Dec 2013 #11

AA seems less used nowadays LittleBlue Dec 2013 #10

I stopped using it in college. onpatrol98 Dec 2013 #13