NAACP to NAAAAP?

[FatJackSprat]

Is the only reason the NAACP has not changed its name to the Natl. Assn. for the Advancement of African Am. People because of what the new acronym would be?

I know about name recognition value, etc, but it is my understanding that it is inappropriate and offensive to refer to blacks as 'colored.' There have been outcries to change many things with more established history than the NAACP on the basis of political correctness, so I find it difficult to believe that they would be reluctant to drop an offensive descriptor just on the basis of history and name recognition. Is there another reason?

 

[Drift3r]

Well at least it's more direct and open that they only work to defend AA's rights. With "Colored People" you could point out that Asians, Latinos, Native American, etc... were also "colored" people and they weren't on the former NAACP priorty list as compared to AA's when it came to defending their rights. So with this name change we see that NAAAAP is exclusively for AA's only. Of course god forbid you start a NAAEAP ( EAP = European American Peoples ), etc.... and not be labeled as being a hate monger.

 

[reitz]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Of course god forbid you start a NAAEAP ( EAP = European American Peoples ), etc.... and not be labeled as being a hate monger.

What does that have to do with the discussion at hand?

 

[308nato]

Ahhhhh. The Civil Rights Industry............Enron with a racial twist.

 

[reitz]

I've always kind of wondered the same thing myself. I think you're right about the new acronym; "n double-a c p" just sounds much better than "n a a a a a p" or "n quad-a p". If the NAACP really wants to remove "colored" from its name, then they're going to have to change it to something completely different.

Why do they need to change, though? "Colored" has gone out of fashion, but aside from the ultra-PC crowd, most people don't find it offensive. It's a relic from the past, from the era in which the NAACP was founded. The word "colored" is not hurting anyone, so I don't see any reason to change it.

 

[SViscusi]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
Well at least it's more direct and open that they only work to defend AA's rights. With "Colored People" you could point out that Asians, Latinos, Native American, etc... were also "colored" people and they weren't on the former NAACP priorty list as compared to AA's when it came to defending their rights. So with this name change we see that NAAAAP is exclusively for AA's only. Of course god forbid you start a NAAEAP ( EAP = European American Peoples ), etc.... and not be labeled as being a hate monger.

Well considering that the political and buisness sector is predominately run by EAP's then they don't need much more advancement, do they? How much higher can EAP's go?

 

[Zebo]

I don't see a need to be concerned about it until the racial group the term concerns starts complaining about the NAACP name..Makes sense NO?