Comments on: ACET Aftermath http://www.deantastic.com/2009/life/acet-aftermath/ The Chronicles of a Deantastic Life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:43:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: misty http://www.deantastic.com/2009/life/acet-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 misty Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:54:12 +0000 http://www.deantastic.com/?p=832#comment-1132 oh, wait. really? 2007 pa diay to?! (shucks, gapaila ra ko na wa ko nagbasa'g tarong!) LOL oh, wait. really? 2007 pa diay to?! (shucks, gapaila ra ko na wa ko nagbasa'g tarong!) LOL

]]> By: Deantastic http://www.deantastic.com/2009/life/acet-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Deantastic Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.deantastic.com/?p=832#comment-1131 True that the preferred term in most of the world nowadays is simply "black".<br><br>It's still pretty weird that they included such a racially charged question in their entrance examinations though, wouldn't you agree? LOL.<br><br>Thanks for the comment! True that the preferred term in most of the world nowadays is simply “black”.

It's still pretty weird that they included such a racially charged question in their entrance examinations though, wouldn't you agree? LOL.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Name http://www.deantastic.com/2009/life/acet-aftermath/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Name Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:21:49 +0000 http://www.deantastic.com/?p=832#comment-1130 Very disappointed you're not an OPM fan.<br><br>Were those ACET questions written by Filipinos? Or, were they lifted from an American test booklet published 60 years ago? LOL. I had a similar experience when I took the entrance exam at one of those schools in QC. I'm sure you did well.<br><br>In the USA, the term "negro" is archaic, and nowadays not really considered racist nor is it a slur. It's just a term from a bygone era. Also, "Afro-American" is a bit outdated. In the USA, blacks refer to themselves as either "African American", "Black American", or plainly, "black". You can ask them politely and they will tell you. In the UK, they call themselves "black". However, people of African descent who live in Spanish-speaking parts of the world call themselves "negro". In Africa, they call themselves simply, "Africans". Very disappointed you're not an OPM fan.

Were those ACET questions written by Filipinos? Or, were they lifted from an American test booklet published 60 years ago? LOL. I had a similar experience when I took the entrance exam at one of those schools in QC. I'm sure you did well.

In the USA, the term “negro” is archaic, and nowadays not really considered racist nor is it a slur. It's just a term from a bygone era. Also, “Afro-American” is a bit outdated. In the USA, blacks refer to themselves as either “African American”, “Black American”, or plainly, “black”. You can ask them politely and they will tell you. In the UK, they call themselves “black”. However, people of African descent who live in Spanish-speaking parts of the world call themselves “negro”. In Africa, they call themselves simply, “Africans”.

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