Machines of the Decades

[MoonDawg]

    add in the whites/blacks issue,

     Caution: that term was considered improper in the 50's.
They were urged to use the word "colored"

[mznb1u]

I remember back in the early 70's when some people were still using the term "colored" while others were using the term "black".  My older brother had a friend who used to say, "It is not nice to call people "colored", how would you like it if they called you "uncolored"?  As a young kid, I got a chuckle out of that line but it also stuck with me and has made me mindful to be respectful when referring to any to any group of people.

  Tim

[Tomahawk27]

True, it can be a sticky issue sometimes. I may just go with what's on the machine and be careful with what I write so as not to offend anyone.

Tom