How insulting is Colored (vs. African American)

[madmax]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

I use the word colored with my friends pretty often when referring to us as a group or something like that. (They are mostly Hispanic.)

I would not mind if an older person or most other people using it in a non-offensive way referred to me as colored. I am colored. I am Black. I am American. I am Jamaican. What I don't like, is the term African-American. I will correct someone on that.

So far we have some black people that prefer the term African American and some that do not. We also have some that don't mind the term colored and others that get all uppity if they hear the term colored. Why bother trying to be pc?

[starang21]

Originally Posted by madmax

Why bother trying to be pc?

for a social experiment, use the word colored in a predominantly black neighborhood. you might get the answer you're looking for.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by starang21

for a social experiment, use the word colored in a predominantly black neighborhood. you might get the answer you're looking for.

Yep.

madmax's e-courage is hilarious.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Since we don't know him/her, we don't know what he/she would do.

Madmax could be an 80 yo woman with time on her hands. Either case, why does GC keep acknowledging madmax's existence? It's no longer shocking or unpredictable.

Eh, something to do :shrug:

I'd rather read this garbage than a brutally honest recruitment thread

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Eh, something to do :shrug:

I'd rather read this garbage than a brutally honest recruitment thread

If you are that bored, go play tetris.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

If you are that bored, go play tetris.

Nah, I'm good here.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by madmax

So far we have some black people that prefer the term African American and some that do not. We also have some that don't mind the term colored and others that get all uppity if they hear the term colored. Why bother trying to be pc?

Sweetie, not all black people are Af.-Am. I know it's hard to wrap your head around it. I know it's difficult because you maybe can't tell the difference and don't understand why it's important for all people to be able to identify themselves as they see fit. However, that's what makes us unique and makes us people. It's true of everyone on this earth. At the end of the day we are not a collective. We self-define. There is no one-size-fits-all.

[madmax]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

Sweetie, not all black people are Af.-Am. I know it's hard to wrap your head around it. I know it's difficult because you maybe can't tell the difference and don't understand why it's important for all people to be able to identify themselves as they see fit. However, that's what makes us unique and makes us people. It's true of everyone on this earth. At the end of the day we are not a collective. We self-define. There is no one-size-fits-all.

No chit. I didn't flunk the firefighters exam.

[minDyG]

Originally Posted by madmax

So far we have some black people that prefer the term African American and some that do not. We also have some that don't mind the term colored and others that get all uppity if they hear the term colored. Why bother trying to be pc?

There are people in the world who do not have a sense of smell, and some who do. Let us begin using madmax's logic and not bother trying to conceal our flatulence.