Recently a netizen noticed something peculiar with a posting done by one of our local news agencies. The article was about a Malaysian celebrity who was dating someone of African descent.
However, after some digging, it is noted that Berita Harian has changed the headline replacing the oppressive word with ‘Africa’. Some netizens explained that the word is the literal translation for Black in Latin America and Spain.
The netizen also mentioned that the ‘N’ word being offensive is very American centric as it is used as an offensive slur there. However in some parts of the world it isn’t used as a slur, but a color. Regardless of any explanations, respecting another person while reporting the news shouldn’t be that hard.
