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- - Close Elimination of Stereotyping in Written Communications
- Introduction
- Elimination of Sexual Stereotyping, Correspondence; names and forms of address
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- Man, lady, girl, woman
- Elimination of Sexual Stereotyping, Full range of human characteristics and situations
- Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Stereotyping, Ethnic clichés
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- Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Stereotyping, Identification of groups
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- Fair and Representative Depiction of People with Disabilities, Identification of groups
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14.12 Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Stereotyping, Identification of groups
Be aware of the current self-identification preferences of racial and cultural groups in Canada:
- Black(s), not Negro(es)
- ethnic (or cultural) minorities, not ethnics
- Indigenous people(s) in Canada, not Indigenous Canadians
- Inuk (singular), Inuit (plural), not Eskimo
- Métis, not Metis
Note that the term African American is gaining currency in the U.S.A.
Note also that the terms used to designate the Indigenous peoples of Canada have undergone considerable change in recent years. Although the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, uses the term aboriginal peoples in the lower case, the words Aboriginal and Indigenous have since come to be capitalized when used in the Canadian context. The terms currently preferred are the following:
- Indigenous people(s)
- First people(s)
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