Talk:Half-caste
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Someone has suggested that 'half caste' and 'half-caste' articles be merged. I don't know of any examples where the absence or presence of the hyphen makes a difference to the way the term was/is used, or changes its context, so I think that they should be merged. Any thoughts? Brucehassan 14:50, 12 November 2005 (UTC) I've merged them Barbara Shack 14:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
Barbara Shack 12:16, 31 December 2005 (UTC)I’m not sure about the copyright status of John Agard’s poem. I found it on the history of Half cast. I can't get to it anymore.
I removed:
"Half-Caste by John Agard is a perfect explanation for all racist people and how they prey on those who are different from ourselves. It is a poem that is strong enough to make anyone realise that they are no different from us, and that they deserve to be treated the same as everyone else. It is basically saying think with all of your mind instead of 'Half'"
As it is POV (note the "different from ourselves" and "no different from us"). The sentiment might be laudable but wikipedia is not a soapbox for personal opinions on racial tolerance. I also think it's worthy of note, though the article does make clear the uncertainty surrounding the term, that half-caste has always in my experience just been a neutral term for someone of mixed ethnicity. I've never heard it used perjoratively, though it might well be by some. Panlane--82.38.227.22 15:18, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] racist?
I am half cast, and my family use the term without racist meanings Conglacio 12:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Exactly the same here. I've always used the term when talking about my race. Skinmeister 09:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Offensive?
How's it offensive, I mean there's going to be someone, somewhere who finds the word hello offensive and since we've had several mixed people on here saying that they accept it as a term maybe we should remove the writing about it being 'offensive'.
BOV1993 20:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
We should base ourselves on what is verifiable. It clearly was offensive in the past, but that was a differentt world where rascism itself was acceptable in a way it isnt today, SqueakBox 20:22, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
