Black or African-American?

[wendybeth]

I run into the PC thing all the time when dealing with people who can't hear well or at all. Some prefer deaf, others Deaf, others 'hearing impaired', and still others 'hard of hearing'. Some view their hearing loss as a more descriptive term (deaf), while others are Deaf culture hardcore and it is a statement about them as a whole. Ironically, these persons are often the most intolerant of others who are different and can be a big PITA. (They are right now in the process of ruining Gaulledet University). Tori prefers the term 'hearing impaired', as 'hard of hearing' seems so geriatric.

Right now in Spokane a member of the Parks board is in hot water for referring to a former board member in a not PC way- he said 'colored', and one of the groups making the biggest stink is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.