Were those ACET questions written by Filipinos? Or, were they lifted from an American test booklet published 60 years ago? LOL. I had a similar experience when I took the entrance exam at one of those schools in QC. I'm sure you did well.
In the USA, the term "negro" is archaic, and nowadays not really considered racist nor is it a slur. It's just a term from a bygone era. Also, "Afro-American" is a bit outdated. In the USA, blacks refer to themselves as either "African American", "Black American", or plainly, "black". You can ask them politely and they will tell you. In the UK, they call themselves "black". However, people of African descent who live in Spanish-speaking parts of the world call themselves "negro". In Africa, they call themselves simply, "Africans".
Deantastic
· 2 months ago
True that the preferred term in most of the world nowadays is simply "black".
It's still pretty weird that they included such a racially charged question in their entrance examinations though, wouldn't you agree? LOL.
Thanks for the comment!
misty
· 2 months ago
oh, wait. really? 2007 pa diay to?! (shucks, gapaila ra ko na wa ko nagbasa'g tarong!) LOL
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Were those ACET questions written by Filipinos? Or, were they lifted from an American test booklet published 60 years ago? LOL. I had a similar experience when I took the entrance exam at one of those schools in QC. I'm sure you did well.
In the USA, the term "negro" is archaic, and nowadays not really considered racist nor is it a slur. It's just a term from a bygone era. Also, "Afro-American" is a bit outdated. In the USA, blacks refer to themselves as either "African American", "Black American", or plainly, "black". You can ask them politely and they will tell you. In the UK, they call themselves "black". However, people of African descent who live in Spanish-speaking parts of the world call themselves "negro". In Africa, they call themselves simply, "Africans".
It's still pretty weird that they included such a racially charged question in their entrance examinations though, wouldn't you agree? LOL.
Thanks for the comment!