>of his overall agenda.
>
>>Well I am applying his logic for something very specific...
>>
>>He doesn't actually address what I want to in the OP... but
>we
>>can use his work
>
>I don't believe the onus is on US as B/black folks to once
>again change up our identity to pacify the fears and
>misunderstandings of others. I think we should take ownership
>wholeheartedly and broaden the scope & implications of our
>chosen term of Black (stressing the capital B here). See my
>post from a few weeks ago for more that though....
>
>I have no real issue hearing it in general from anyone. But
>like I posted already, it depends on who's saying it and the
>context that they're saying it. There are nuances in how the
>word is spoken that we just pick up on by nature.
>

No agenda... just an intellectual question about the use of language..