Group:  Dark-skinned individual of African ancestry

Acceptable names:  African American

Unacceptable names:  colored, black, coon, nigger, porchmonkey, spook, mooncricket

Note:  African Americans may refer to each other as “nigga”.

Group:  Individual related to the Spanish speaking peoples of Mexico, Central America, South America, and parts of the Carribean.

Acceptable names:  Hispanic, Latina (for women), Latino (for males), (nation of origin) American, Latin American

Unacceptable names:  spic, wetback, beaner

Note:  ”brown” is borderline acceptable, though not prefered as the term is too easily confused with individuals related to peoples of the countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, and India

Group:  Individual related to the East Asian peoples of China, Japan, and their neighboring countries

Acceptable name:  Asian American

Unacceptable names:  gook, zipperhead, chink

Group:  Individual related to the countries of the Middle East, Central Asia, and India

Acceptable name:  Nation of origin only.  Do not add “American”, that is offensive

Unacceptable names:  terrorist, towel head, dune coon, sandnigger, habib

Note:  Brown is sometimes acceptable, but avoided as it easily confused with Hispanic

Group:  People indigenous to the Americas

Acceptable name:  Native Americans

Unacceptable names:  indian, tonto, redskin, savage

Note:  Native Americans are not personally offended by the word “indian”, but must never be called such, as it is deeply offensive to politically correct people

Group:  Females

Acceptable name:  woman

Unacceptable names:  girl, female, bitch, cunt, twat, dame, broad

Group:  Males

Acceptable name:  boy, male, asshole, dick, rapist, sexual predator

Unacceptable names:  man

Group:  Individuals of European ancestry

Acceptable name:  white, whitey, cracker, honky, peckerwood, devil

Unacceptable name:  human being

Group:  non-heterosexuals (except for asexuals, beastophiles, bisexuals)

Acceptable names:  gay (men who are sexually attracted to men), lesbian (women who are sexually attracted to women)

Unacceptable names:

Gay - faggot, queer, homo, queen, fairy

Lesbian - dyke, butch

Group:  Individuals equally sexually attracted to men and women

Acceptable name:  pervert, skank, confused

Unacceptable names:  bisexual

Group:  individuals who have reduced physical capacity due to illness or injury

Acceptable name:  differently abled

Unacceptable name:  cripple

Note:  ”disabled” or “physically challenged” are acceptable, but not preferred

Group:  individuals who have reduced mental capacity due to illness or injury

Acceptable name:  gifted

Unacceptable name:  retard, dunce, dope, idiot

Note:  ”mentally disabled” is acceptable but not preferred

Group:  individuals who are either delusional or behave eccentricly

Acceptable name:  mentally ill

Unacceptable names:  crazy, loony, nutty, interesting

Note:  Individuals who are genuinely mentally ill and individuals with unpopular opinions or a disdain for authority are grouped together here