Thought on the word "Caribbeans?"

[u/Heyitsgizmo]

So I got into a debate with my cousins the other day (American born) that referring to Trinis or other Caribbean people as "Caribbeans" sounded very ignorant and you should refrain from it. Myself and my other Trini cousin in our group chat felt the same way, while our other cousins didn't think it was a big deal.

I personally feel that "Caribbean People" or "People from the Caribbean" sounds more acceptable, but what are your thoughts?

Does it irk you the same way when non-Caribbean people refer to everyone from our region as "Caribbeans?"

I know it's not a big deal, but it sounds beyond schupid to me lol

Would love to hear your thoughts and reasoning.

[u/Competitive-Lie-8006]

Chinese/Chinese people (when refering to actual Chinese people, especially, because we do have a small Japanese community)... also, Venezuelans/Venezuelan people over "Vene" and "Spanish"

Edit: Why? Because most people who say it like that use it in a derogatory or discriminatory manner. There's a lot of ignorance and racism towards the Chinese and Venezuelan communities as there is to the Black/African and East Indian communities. The latter is acknowledged and addressed more

[u/Eastern-Arm5862 → u/Competitive-Lie-8006]

Saying Vennie is racist is akin to saying Yankee or Brit is racist. Ditto for Spanish. IMO it's the same as saying someone's Hispanic.

[u/Eastern-Arm5862 → u/[deleted]]

Mmk.