The AP decision to continue lowercasing the term white in racial, ethnic and cultural senses was more complicated than last month’s decision to capitalize Black. #APStyleChat (1/5)
We heard many reasons to capitalize Black. Arguments include: People who are Black have strong historical and cultural commonalities (and differences, of course). In many places, that includes the shared experience of discrimination due solely to skin color. #APStyleChat (2/5)
We found, at this time, less support for capitalizing white and no clearly accepted argument as to why to do so. White people generally do not share similar history and culture, or the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color. #APStyleChat (3/5)
We also consider common usage. While the capitalized Black has been rapidly adopted, the same is not true for white. #APStyleChat (4/5)
We will closely watch how usage and thought evolves, and will periodically review our decision. #APStyleChat (5/5)
