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"Black and Brown"

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A reader writes:

Is there any way you can put a moratorium on the adjectives "brown" and "black?" As a first-generation American (and a Latino of Cuban/Spanish parentage), I find it a little annoying when I am described in columns and news reports (not just yours, I might add) as a "brown" voter.

Latinos are not all "brown." You have to admit--it's a little reductionist, no? Honestly--I'm probably paler than you. A silly quibble, maybe, but it's something that really bugs. I didn't appreciate Hillary making reference to "brown/black" during the debate (Obama uses the terms AA and Latino, I believe). I find it patronizing.


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