Racism Alert!!

The Italians have gone too far. Have they no decency, no shame, no respect for others? Read how they speak about black people.

In the Time.com article What Berlusconi’s Obama ‘Jokes’ Say About Italy, Jeff Israely writes:

“In supposedly polite company, one can still hear the word negro, (pronounced neh-grow) which essentially translates to the N word.”

If you don’t get the full impact of Mr. Israely’s comments, check out an Italian-English dictionary on-line like this one. You will see that the Italian word “negro” means black. Sit down, take a deep breath, and prepare yourself. This is shocking.

Simply replace “negro” with “black” and you’ll feel the outrage:

“In supposedly polite company, one can still hear the word black, which essentially translates to the N word.”

And I thought we were making progress, albeit incremental, on racial understanding in this world.