I got my shit handed to me because I said someone is mentally challenged. But apparently where I work that is considered hate speech. Is there a place where I can read the new terms? Like do we call all people from South America something or is it like Spanish American or Mexican American and so forth?

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    Black for Sub-Saharan African descent, sure. Things get a bit more difficult if you want to talk about north Africans.

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        21 hours ago

        For the sake of ethnic origin, white South Africans are European, but I grant you that things are getting to the point of being somewhat complicated there too.

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          You’re right of course. Overall, I’m just exhausted by the arbitrary and vague lines we keep drawing between peoples, especially when we link culture to skin colour like we must be able to instantly see someone’s black culture at a distance.