Black people is a term used in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity, to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations. As such, the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies, and depends significantly on context. For many other individuals, communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, and as a result is neither used nor defined. COUNT 5
QSN1 Do some countries have negative feelings towards the word "black"? ANS1 communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, QSN2 What is "black people" a term for? ANS2 racial classification or of ethnicity QSN3 Do all regions perceive that term "black people" the same? ANS3 the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies QSN4 Do some cultures not use the term "Black people"? ANS4 , "black" is also perceived as a derogatory, outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, QSN5 Can the term "black people" have different meanings? ANS5 the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies, and depends significantly on context.