How insulting is Colored (vs. African American)

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by naraht

A year or so after his second wife died (2003), he started dating one of his wife's caregivers, an African-american woman now in her late 50's. While my neighbor broke it off about a year after he started, it was because he didn't want to be a burden to her if his health failed and they are still friends.

So, he had a "colored" girlfriend? I wonder what he called her!

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

So, he had a "colored" girlfriend? I wonder what he called her!

She was actually OK with being called colored, but her kids were not...