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, <answer>communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory,</answer> outdated, reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label, and as a result is neither used nor defined.
Do some countries have negative feelings towards the word "black"?
communities and countries, "black" is also perceived as a derogatory,