Submitted on Thursday 15th July 2021
Rejected on Thursday 22nd July 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Ban the use of the term 'black' on documents, forms, media and all platforms.
Over the years, people from African descent have been subjected to all manner of inhumane treatments. Particularly, the way in which we are referred to as 'black', is highly derogatory and demeaning. Sadly, Africans cannot move on from the impact of slave trade when they are referred to as 'blacks'.
My petition to the government is to abolish the use of the term 'black', because it is dehumanising, disrespectful and stokes racism.
I would like the UK to set precedence to the whole world by being the first to ban the use of this derogatory term. Why can't people of African descent be simply referred to as Africans just like we see people from India, China, Pakistan, etc being referred to as Asians and not 'brown'. Similarly, Europeans aren't called 'pink'. So why refer to others as 'black'?
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Government aren't responsible for deciding which terms people choose to use to describe themselves or others.
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