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Posted on 7/27/14 at 7:13 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Posted on 7/27/14 at 7:13 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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"Colored Boy."
Just never see that kind of old fashioned racism anymore.
Man, back in the day, this WAS NOT racist. This was polite reference to a black person. Would be perceived so now, but that wasn't bad language or bad reference. Even the NAACP says COLORED in its name.
You current crop of non white people needs to get right with your revisionist history.
You want to REALLY piss somebody off? Call a person who really is an African, an "african-american" when you really mean "black". People from African countries have No IDEA what an African-American is til they get here. Much less a Anglo African, or whatever you call a black person borne in England is.
This post was edited on 7/27/14 at 7:15 pm
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Posted on 7/27/14 at 11:59 pm to Pavoloco83
I used to try and be PC and say "colored" when referencing a black person or people while talking to a black person. For years, I just thought "black" was to derogatory when talking to them. About 15 years ago, I was talking to a black girl in the office and said "colored." She very sweetly educated me that black people today hate hearing the term colored and prefer black. Colored reminds them to much of segregation era.
Back on topic.
Pager
Drat
Mosey
Skedaddle
Coal shuttle
Sachet
Locomotive
Elixir
Hundreds more like these you might hear occasionally but when you do you recall how long ago you last heard it in conversation.
Back on topic.
Pager
Drat
Mosey
Skedaddle
Coal shuttle
Sachet
Locomotive
Elixir
Hundreds more like these you might hear occasionally but when you do you recall how long ago you last heard it in conversation.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 12:09 am to Dick Leverage
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black people today hate hearing the term colored and prefer black. Colored reminds them to much of segregation era.
Pretty much.
In my experience, "black" and "african american" are the preferred terms of the day, and can pretty much be used interchangeably (I have no personal preference between the two).
Posted on 7/28/14 at 12:37 am to TbirdSpur2010
And then you have the phrase "person of color" which I've heard from time-to-time and not that long ago which would include blacks but its broader connotation encompasses all "non-whites". Here's an interesting history about the phrase (and others) which has been around longer than some might think. LINK
Posted on 7/28/14 at 3:19 pm to five_fivesix
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#
we called it a "number sign"
#wang
Posted on 7/28/14 at 3:32 pm to Kentucker
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Effect and affect. Most people use impact as a substitute for both words.
What? I guess you aren't around many scientists.
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