Why do you think that people use ‘racist’ terms? Choose from the following 9 answers and place in order of relevance in the grid below. The one at the top, being the most relevant and the one at the bottom being the least relevant. A.Because no one has ever told them that it is wrong. B.To shock or surprise people. C.They use these words to exercise their power over people.
D.Because there is nothing wrong with using these words.
E.Because they were born in a time when using these words was normal and they haven’t got out of the habit yet.
F.These words are used to make the other person feel bad about themselves.
G.The people who they are about use these words only to each other in order to try to gain ownership of the word and change its meaning.
H.Because these people are racist.
I. because people do not understand the words they are using.