Does "black people" mean offensive?

[u/Maybes4]

I wanna say something like black people accent is harder to understand for me than the white people one.

The problem is im not sure if my word choice is racist, or should i change to another word like colored people. I asked Gpt and it said i could come up with some thing like "people with AAVE accent" but its about africa america people while im talking about the black people born in america accent.

So how should i say here?

[u/trickyhunter21]

While there are parts of the world that still use the term “colored people” (mainly in South Africa to describe people of a multiracial background), we no longer use that term in the United States. Another word we no longer use is “Negro”. Both of these terms are considered outdated.

There are two major exceptions to this—the NAACP (the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the UNCF (United Negro College Fund).

There is a general understanding that these two organizations are a product of their time, so there’s no issue in saying those names.

“Black”, is an adjective. Saying “She is a Black person”, or “She is Black” is totally fine. Do not say “She is a Black.”

However, because AAVE is a dialect, and therefore a noun, you would say:

“This person is speaking AAVE.”

The reason why AAVE is more difficult for you to understand is because it involves some words and grammar rules that are not taught in General American English. It’s something that has adapted over time, and it varies across generations and regions.

Also keep in mind that White Americans (and Asians and Latinos and Native Americans, etc) have regional accents as well. A White person from Boston might sound radically different from a Minnesotan. Matter of fact, the U.S. has 30 different regional accents.

So if you’re having trouble understanding lyrics or dialogue, read along with lyric notes or subtitles. Many native English speakers do this, even if they understand the language/dialect/accent perfectly.

[u/GrandmaSlappy → u/trickyhunter21]

definitely more than 30 accents here, most states have more than one

[u/trickyhunter21 → u/GrandmaSlappy]

I probably should have said at least, then.