In the epilogue, the narrator ponders the evolution and usages of racial terminology over time. Do you agree or disagree with those views?
I was born in the mid-1940s, so I’ve been around for a while and I too have pondered about the English language and how it evolves, changes, comes back again. Some of the words that my grandparents used to describe people would be totally frowned upon today. They were not bad people, just products of their own time in history.
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I do believe that language evolves and some terminology is changed or excluded based on cultural sensitivities. I think the narrator made a good point that intent is what matters. Still, if terms have become offensive, hurtful, or disrespectful then people should make the effort to use newer language.
The author wrote, “I’ve found myself wondering about the root of the difference. What I’ve come up with, plain and simple, is this: intent.”
I agree.