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