i bet that school board member would have confidently said the same
until she used an expression she did not realize was found offensive by many
WATCH: School board meeting on racist threats erupts after trustee calls students ‘colored’
my age is probably showing, having lived in eras when common usage expressions referring to african-Americans evolved from "nigger", to "colored", to "negro", to "black", to "african-American", and back to "black" [apologies to AC/DC and Lewis Black]
as indicated in the cite, a non-age-challenged, female caucasian used the term "colored students" and upon learning of its antiquated origins immediately apologized. multiple times. here is what she said:
as can be discerned, the school board member was advocating improvements to the benefit of minority students
that seemed not to be heard
what caused this to become newsworthy was her use of "colored" when referring to students
as the title of this thread indicates, it seems a massive leap of semantics to accept 'persons of color' while rejecting 'colored persons'
as a male having a predominantly european heritage, other than the laughable "cracker", what terms are not to be used in my direction without being mistaken for derision?
WATCH: School board meeting on racist threats erupts after trustee calls students ‘colored’
my age is probably showing, having lived in eras when common usage expressions referring to african-Americans evolved from "nigger", to "colored", to "negro", to "black", to "african-American", and back to "black" [apologies to AC/DC and Lewis Black]
as indicated in the cite, a non-age-challenged, female caucasian used the term "colored students" and upon learning of its antiquated origins immediately apologized. multiple times. here is what she said:
as can be discerned, the school board member was advocating improvements to the benefit of minority students
that seemed not to be heard
what caused this to become newsworthy was her use of "colored" when referring to students
as the title of this thread indicates, it seems a massive leap of semantics to accept 'persons of color' while rejecting 'colored persons'
as a male having a predominantly european heritage, other than the laughable "cracker", what terms are not to be used in my direction without being mistaken for derision?
Immigrants learning English often want to know why "colored person" is offensive, but "person of color" is fine.
It is next to impossible to give them an explanation except: Just memorize the rule.
First, we shouldn't expect perfect logic and reason when it comes to language. The evolution of language takes a bunch of weird turns. It is ok to call British people "Brits" but it is not ok to call Japanese people "Japs". Person of color is ok but colored person is not. And no, there really are no truly inserting words for white people. Cracker, honkey, gringo...they almost sound like cute nicknames.
Hell, I can just imagine how the new brand of political correctness is going in Spanish speaking countries where nearly EVERYTHING has a "gender". Or how about this: One boy is called a "chico". One girl is called a "chica". A group of 100 girls is referred to as "chicas". But put just one boy in that group of 100 girls and now the group is called "chicos".
If people are trying to force language to be fair and balanced they are setting themselves up for disappointment.
People nowadays take themselves way too seriously. Everyone gets offended at the slightest bull****. Grow a vagina and get rid of those tender balls.
at my own job, i could be fired for any reason or for no reason at all.
Really? You guys don't have wrongful dismissal in the States?
It's a fire at will / right to work for less red state. I would consider showing it my tail lights, but my family is here.
I see. I still have much to learn about the States. Here in Canada, we have wrongful dismissal and I would say we are mostly "blue".
In the states, a big chunk of the country believes that if we give most of the money to five old white guys, it will somehow magic us all to prosperity. Treating workers well is bad, as it slows down the transfer of wealth to those five guys.
Would it be accurate to say that you are fiscally liberal, Helix? I am myself fiscally liberal too, although I am socially conservative.
Would it be accurate to say that you are fiscally liberal, Helix? I am myself fiscally liberal too, although I am socially conservative.
What's up with "African American"? If you feel a need to hyphenate your name, should not the country you were born and raised in, be first?
then use the former and don't use the latter.
it's time to eat, grandma.
it's time to eat grandma.
there's only a comma of difference, but a vastly different intent.
Not sure why it's a big deal. If a term is offensive or disparaging to someone, don't ****ing use it.
In a way, this is letting other people dictate to one how to use the language.
Society has always dictated what people can and cannot say.
Red/Off-Topic:
What?
Blue:
What the hell is "age-challenged?"
Red:
I understood your OP's theme until I got to the "red" sentence, which strikes me as completely non-sequitur to the rest of the post. What has the "red" question to do with the context and theme of the rest of the OP?
African American was coined by Jesse Jackson back in the 80s. Doesn't have anything to do with country of birth.
Non-age-challenged is a description of a person young enough to not be able to claim conditioning via an earlier era. An 80-year-old might be somewhat forgiven for referring to 'colored people.' The student currently caught in the viciousness of modern political correctness has no such cover.
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