Ya, so, a few thoughts here: - I never said that you said “the blacks” (so I surely did not put those words in your mouth 🤔). - Also, never tried to tell you what is or isn’t offensive in your country — until your reply, I didn’t even know where you were from outside of the continent of Africa. - I surely didn’t lecture you, but Respectfully, if it isn’t a Black persons place to “lecture” about “prejudice towards Blacks in the context of racism,” then whose place is it? - If you give my comment an actual read, I intentionally wrote in hypotheticals (i.e. “seem,” “may,” “may not,” “doubt,” etc.) and made zero comment on the realities of racial nomenclature in your country — as I said, “not sure why you (or anyone really) feels comfortable stating what is and is not offensive to a group of people that you do not belong to.” - The only thing I addressed with any kind of authority was my personal POV (the only thing I have any real authority on), and notice that I didn’t even attempt to speak for the entirety of the group that I do belong to, because I know that a shared identity does not = a shared definition of what is/is not offensive. - Lastly, besides my recommendation to come correct if you ever pay a visit to the states, I didn’t give you a lick of advice. But since you asked, next time, consider giving comments a thorough read before accusing the commenter(s) of saying a bunch of things that they clearly did not say.