Army removes 'negro' policy after public outcry. The United States army had a policy that allowed the referring of African American members of the army as negros. The policy has been in force since time immemorial until it was recently put out to the public by the media, prompting the U.S Army to react by getting rid of the use of the term.
The United States Army still allowed for the use of the term 'negro' in reference to blacks serving in the army. What year is this? To even think that the Army would allow such use of a racial derogatory term is baffling, almost sickening. The army already has plenty of reforms needed to streamline its sex and sexual orientation policy, add an outdated policy that still refers to African Americans as negros and you have a livewire. This could be the reason why the army removes 'negro' policy from its books.
The United States Army Regulation 600-20 read out that "terms such as 'Haitian' or 'Negro' can be used in addition to 'Black' or 'African American.'" This allowed for the army members to refer to blacks as negros.
When it was finally changed on Thursday, it read out acceptable terms of use as 'Black' or simply 'African American.' A representative of the U.S Army from the Pentagon issued a public apology for the slur in the policy and guaranteed that the army took in close regard the issue of racial integration and communal cohabiting. "The Army takes pride in sustaining a culture where all personnel are treated with dignity and respect," the Pentagon spokesman said on Friday after the army removes 'negro' policy broke.
The United States army admitted that the use of the term was a result of an outdated version of the Regulation. Lt. Col. Justin Platt mentions that, "The racial definitions in AR600-20 paragraph 6-2 are outdated, currently under review, and will be updated shortly." We wonder why army removes 'negro' policy took this long.
