28-01-2015, 06:17 PM
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Black or Coloured
It seems Benedict Cumberpatch has landed himself in the doghouse,In America ,, I was surprised at the reaction to his descriptive Word , In no way was he being racist or out to cause trouble .One explanation said Colored brings back memories of how they were treated.
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One never knows when you are putting ones foot in it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30996686
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30994775
28-01-2015, 06:29 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
Originally Posted by Eliza
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It seems Benedict Cumberpatch has landed himself in the doghouse,In America ,, I was surprised at the reaction to his descriptive Word , In no way was he being racist or out to cause trouble .One explanation said Colored brings back memories of how they were treated.
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One never knows when you are putting ones foot in it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30996686
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30994775
28-01-2015, 07:33 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
Well........being one of the few Yanks here, I'll explain things a bit.Black folks were not allowed to vote in this country until the mid 60s ( see the movie Selma when it hits your movie houses if you want to ger a feel for the times ) and were lynched by the KKK, and were so down trodden and made to feel worthless, that many came up North to NY, Chicago, etc to escape the South.
They were generally just called Nigger. But when the more 'polite' whites who hired them as maids wanted a 'nicer' term for them, they started calling them 'colored people'. In the late 70's-early 80s, they themselves wanted to be known as African-Americans, and that more or less is how politicians and social organizations refer to them. Calling somebody black is still ok, but sometimes it comes with undertones of ' you know, he's a BLACK guy ' wink wink.
28-01-2015, 07:45 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
In the UK at one time black was an offensive word , so you were supposed to say coloured, now that's offensive and you have to say black .Not everyone is up to speed on the latest P.C dictates so why not listen to the meanings behind the words instead of immediately getting offended and jumping on the racist bandwagon...28-01-2015, 07:46 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
Originally Posted by Cass
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In the UK at one time black was an offensive word , so you were supposed to say coloured, now that's offensive and you have to say black .Not everyone is up to speed on the latest P.C dictates so why not listen to the meanings behind the words instead of immediately getting offended and jumping on the racist bandwagon...
28-01-2015, 07:49 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
Originally Posted by Cass
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In the UK at one time black was an offensive word , so you were supposed to say coloured, now that's offensive and you have to say black .Not everyone is up to speed on the latest P.C dictates so why not listen to the meanings behind the words instead of immediately getting offended and jumping on the racist bandwagon...
28-01-2015, 07:54 PM
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Re: Black or Coloured
Originally Posted by MADAMENOTMISS
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Well........being one of the few Yanks here, I'll explain things a bit.Black folks were not allowed to vote in this country until the mid 60s ( see the movie Selma when it hits your movie houses if you want to ger a feel for the times ) and were lynched by the KKK, and were so down trodden and made to feel worthless, that many came up North to NY, Chicago, etc to escape the South.
They were generally just called Nigger. But when the more 'polite' whites who hired them as maids wanted a 'nicer' term for them, they started calling them 'colored people'. In the late 70's-early 80s, they themselves wanted to be known as African-Americans, and that more or less is how politicians and social organizations refer to them. Calling somebody black is still ok, but sometimes it comes with undertones of ' you know, he's a BLACK guy ' wink wink.
She was driving us and a black chap stepped onto the crossing and she said "Get out of the way Nigger". I just could not believe it. Was quite horrified TBH.
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