"Coloured""people

[durhamplumber]

Apparently referring to black people as ""coloured" is outdated and racist language...What is the correct term now then?

 

[sircerebus666]

You refer to black people as......... Black people

 

[Nige F]

What's this doing in the gardening forum ? Is there something amiss in the woodpile ?

 

[mikeey84]

Context is king

 

[mattylad]

ISTR that technically black people are not coloured - they are shaded
Same goes for white people.

But calling people - shaded people sounds daft - so just call them people.

 

[durhamplumber]

What's this doing in the gardening forum ? Is there something amiss in the woodpile ?

Lol..
THE mods getting carried away again.

 

[durhamplumber]

Context is king

Apparently not...Calling black people black is wrong.Fullstop.These days

 

[Brigadier]

But calling people - shaded people sounds daft - so just call them people.

How would you point out your black work colleague among a group to, say, a visitor to work?
"The bloke who's scratching his nose. Now! Just then! Oh, he's stopped now....."

 

[sodthisforfun]

How would you point out your black work colleague among a group to, say, a visitor to work?
"The bloke who's scratching his nose. Now! Just then! Oh, he's stopped now....."

If an entire office is full of white people, or full of black people, how would you point out an individual then...?

 

[mikeey84]

Apparently not...Calling black people black is wrong.Fullstop.These days

It really isn't.

 

[Brigadier]

If an entire office is full of white people, or full of black people, how would you point out an individual then...?

I'd cross that bridge when I came to it.

I was wondering what @mattylad would do.

 

[durhamplumber]

You refer to black people as......... Black people

Not anymore..Deemed Racist

 

[sodthisforfun]

I'd cross that bridge when I came to it.

Ha. Cop out!

"talk to Colin - the chap over there, wearing the red tie, blue trousers".

Job done.

 

[Brigadier]

Ha. Cop out!

"talk to Colin - the chap over there, wearing the red tie, blue trousers".

Job done.

Not at all ; work uniforms?

Actually, I was going to edit my reply to "I'd say" Him over there, scratching his nose. Now! Oh, he's stopped now...... ", but got embroiled in a work call.

 

[sodthisforfun]

Not at all ; work uniforms?

Actually, I was going to edit my reply to "I'd say" Him over there, scratching his nose. Now! Oh, he's stopped now...... ", but got embroiled in a work call.

There are always something different about people. Shoes, size, hair as well as you say, actions at that moment. "Colin standing by the door' etc. Anyway....