"Coloured""people

[Brigadier]

"See those cottages on the hillside? I tiled the roofs myself.
Do they call me "Jones the roofer"? No.

See the lovely stone walls surrounding the farms over the valley there?
Laid them all myself.
Do they call me "Jones the dry-stone waller"? No."


"But sh@g one sheep..........."

Why is there such insecurity about calling someone black, where does the insecurity lie?

Because, in some peoples' eyes, do it once, regardless of context or lack of malice, and you'll always be a racist.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Because, in some peoples' eyes, do it once, regardless of context or lack of malice, and you'll always be a racist.

True - but whose eyes?

Spot the difference in these two chaps being interviewed:

 

[sodthisforfun]

Describing someone as black isn't racist. I don't think I said that.
Personally though I don't think skin colour that it's the first thing that springs to my mind when describing someone. Must just be me. It's certainly not the only way to describe someone...

 

[EFLImpudence]

I have edited the post above.

 

[Bodd]

I wonder if Jake will be calling for Ryan Giggs to resign or be sacked.

 

[sircerebus666]

Not anymore..Deemed Racist

No it's not

What's your source?

 

[Brigadier]

Describing someone as black isn't racist. I don't think I said that.
Personally though I don't think skin colour that it's the first thing that springs to my mind when describing someone. Must just be me. It's certainly not the only way to describe someone...

Neither do I.

Nor I, but sometimes it is the most simple, obvious, and effective way of identifying someone to a questioner.
It's not much use saying "the tall black guy" among a group of tall black guys, so to say that would be daft, at least.

 

[sircerebus666]

But not fancying someone because of colour of skins no racist. I don't like big bums doesn't mean I don't like people with big bums.

I once got called sexist for saying I don't fancy girls who have tattoos , good ole snowflake generation !

 

[Brigadier]

I once got called sexist for saying I don't fancy girls who have tattoos , good ole snowflake generation !

As that isn't "sexist", it says more about the complainant, than it does about you.

 

[Bodd]

As that isn't "sexist", it says more about the complainant, than it does about you.

He's lucky. I was accused of being a bumist........ she really rubbed my nose in it

 

[Notch7]

I once got called sexist for saying I don't fancy girls who have tattoos , good ole snowflake generation !

"Tramp stamps"

 

[Notch7]

I think calling someone a "coloured person" is wrong because it's the term used in American days of segregation.

Person of colour or black person is ok though.

But Greg Clark made a few clangers.....being gay he said was a "lifestyle choice"

 

[Bodd]

But Greg Clark made a few clangers.....being gay he said was a "lifestyle choice"

Did he not say that about coming out was their choice.

 

[EFLImpudence]

I think calling someone a "coloured person" is wrong because it's the term used in American days of segregation.

Do we ban all other words used in that area and time? It's just a word.

In South Africa it did not mean black people. They were just as racist.
I believe they used the word 'blacks' - so why is that not only still acceptable but the preferred usage?

Person of colour or black person is ok though.

Why? I fail to see the difference between 'coloured' and 'of colour'.

There really is no sense to it. Someone just decided therefore it IS.

 

[durhamplumber]

No it's not

What's your source?

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