[HPforGrownups] Dean Thomas and differences in PS and SS

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 4068

"Simon J. Branford" wrote:

> >From SS: <<<And now there were only three people left to be sorted. "Thomas,
> Dean," a Black boy even taller than Ron,

A question from the Editor, who loves watching usages change---do you guys think
it's correct to capitalize Black here, or was it a bit of a jar? "White" as a
racial adjective isn't usually capitalized (I don't think, off the top of my
head). "Indian" usually is, but that's because it's taken from the proper noun
India, the same way India ink is always capitalized. I've seen hispanic go both
ways, usually Latino/Latina is capitalized; Mexican is capitalized because it's a
nationality.

Sorry, running on, just curious about the grass-roots response.

--Amanda