Guest Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Not if it's Christa Ackroyd Or David Dickinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I I said this in the other thread: I'm not a colour - I'm a person. I am not defined by my skin tone, hair colour, eye colour etc. I'm just 'me' and that is all I ever will be. Eff colour etc! We are who we are. You might not think you are defined by how you look but ithe way each of us looks is important when a description is needed. Being described as 'an elderly woman' in my case wouldn't help anyone trying to identify me. However being described as 'an older white woman of average height, with glasses and white hair' could pick me out. Benedict Cumberbatch went over the top with his apology, his intention was not to be offensive as most sensible folk would realise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon1 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 OMG! I am so confused now. I honestly thought 'coloured' was a perfectly acceptable word to describe a black person??? I hope I've never unknowingly ever offended anyone by using this term. I feel bad now Don't feel bad dude. It wasn't done out of malice and you are willing to be educated, that's all that matters ---------- Post added 29-01-2015 at 13:32 ---------- If someone is brown, would they object to being called black? Who decides which term is acceptable/offensive at any given time? The individual and the collective ---------- Post added 29-01-2015 at 13:36 ---------- I just use the white brown black yellow colour scheme. I dont go in for all these name changes due to some wallflowers sensitivities Working class, council estate born and bred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susil Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Apparently it is De rigueur to say "people of colour" but a serious faux pas to say "coloured" (go figure). A big part of the problem lies in the difference between the history of Britain and the US. Bear in mind that in the states, segregation is still within living memory for some. The word "coloured" was regularly used in segregated areas (signs saying "no coloured" and whatnot) so it carries those connotations in the US that it doesn't really have over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefface Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 A big part of the problem lies in the difference between the history of Britain and the US. Bear in mind that in the states, segregation is still within living memory for some. The word "coloured" was regularly used in segregated areas (signs saying "no coloured" and whatnot) so it carries those connotations in the US that it doesn't really have over here. Mmm! Look up 'N.A.A.C.P', the oldest and largest civil rights organisation in the U.S.A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly4danny Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Not if it's Christa Ackroyd Ive just got that:blush: very good!!! She could double for an oompa loompa!!:hihi: ---------- Post added 02-02-2015 at 19:43 ---------- Or David Dickinson. Or Bart Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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