Dictionary.com changing the definition of ‘black’ after being called racist.

Procter & Gamble's "My Black is Beautiful" campaign is asking dictionaries to rethink their definitions of the word "black" and Dictionary.com thinks it's a great idea.

"Words like 'dirty,' 'wicked,' and 'evil' are offensive and derogatory words that are still being used in the dictionary to define the word 'Black'/'black,'" a petition created by the campaign reads. "These words negatively impact the perception of Black beauty and culture."

Currently, Dictionary.com's synonyms for the term are overwhelmingly negative.

via Dictionary.com

People have been urging dictionaries and the public at-large to consider a "positive" and "racially-unbiased" definition of the term via #RedefineBlack on social media.

There are offensive words in the dictionary associated with the definition of Black. It's important that we have more positive definitions for the word Black because how we define words shapes our perception of them. @Dictionarycom @MBIB#RedefineBlack
— RJTMP Queen (@RJTMP3) June 6, 2019