OK, trying again, because people here read into things too much. Not about UrbanBaby, but is the word "Urban" a politically correct way of saying "black?" Twice this week I've... (more)
seen it used as "urban literature" in a book store and "urban music weekend" which was a Hip Hop type weekend on South Beach. See, no insults to UB
posted May 29th, 2008 at 2:11pm in Toddler
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- Not that I have ever heard. Urban means cit 5-29-2008 2:12pm
- we already said NO 5-29-2008 2:12pm
- no, most people just made fun of me and called me stupid. I've really never heard this before. I;ve heard it refer to "city life" but not being black 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- because IT DOESN"T. 5-29-2008 2:19pm
- no, most people just made fun of me and called me stupid. I've really never heard this before. I;ve heard it refer to "city life" but not being black 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- Yes, urban is often used as a synonym for black. 5-29-2008 2:12pm
- I don't think so, I think that is incorrect (although common) use of the word. 5-29-2008 2:12pm
- Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- ^ these posters are nuts, urban music, urban lit = black. 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- seriously - where have you people been? i can't believe noone has heard this euphemism!!! 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- Guessing podunk natives and the like. 5-29-2008 2:17pm
- probably nyc provincials who think urban means manhattan 5-29-2008 2:17pm
- well, it does, it just depends on the context. 5-29-2008 2:19pm
- but that is not ALL it means. 5-29-2008 2:20pm
- obviously! i have studied urban design and i listen to urban music. i'm sure people can figure out what i mean. 5-29-2008 2:21pm
- but that is not ALL it means. 5-29-2008 2:20pm
- well, it does, it just depends on the context. 5-29-2008 2:19pm
- seriously - where have you people been? i can't believe noone has heard this euphemism!!! 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- ^ these posters are nuts, urban music, urban lit = black. 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- I've seen it in that context too 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- i think no. it means city 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- fyi, since dowtown/urban neighborhoods are often where the black population resides, urban has come to mean black. 5-29-2008 2:14pm
- YES, but it depends on the context. Urban music, yes.... this neighborhood is very urban as a euphemism for black in a negative way, then no, not pc 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- YES - by pc marketers. not by regular people. it is a euphemism, but it's not a regular conversational term 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- it's black people or aa 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- since when does urban mean inner city? like the projects? I've seen this 5-29-2008 2:13pm
- I think so. There's an urban section on on demand and all the films are predominantly black 5-29-2008 2:14pm
- I see what you mean, op. I work in publishing and often our books written by black authors or about black protags are marketed as 'urban fiction' 5-29-2008 2:14pm
- op: so if I tell people I live in an "urban area" will they assume I mean the city or an area that is mostly black. I don't mind what they think but I wonder how widely accepted this is 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- np: they will probably think both. 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- ^^it's not one or the other. since blacks are disproprotionately in most cities in the US, they have become synonymous 5-29-2008 2:16pm
- city 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- city. if you say "i like urban music" - they will think hip-hop (but wonder why you don't say hip-hop) 5-29-2008 2:16pm
- np: they will probably think both. 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- op: so if I tell people I live in an "urban area" will they assume I mean the city or an area that is mostly black. I don't mind what they think but I wonder how widely accepted this is 5-29-2008 2:15pm
- NO NO NO NO NO... in the exanmples you gave they mean "street" or "hiphop" which shoudl be ascribed to style and NOT race 5-29-2008 2:17pm
- it might not be pc but this is how it is used. 5-29-2008 2:18pm
- it's a euphemism for black, in the context of style/culture. 5-29-2008 2:20pm
- saying it over and over does not make it true. 5-29-2008 2:21pm