Different nationality

[4getmenot]

Ok I have just asked a question on tv and instead of asking who is the black girl I put coloured and got a stupid comment back. What do you right if you have to describe someone of an ethical nature. Ok I didnt have to put she was coloured at all, but just thought it would help.
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Film-and-TV/Que stion294755.html

[PinkFizz]

I wouldn't worry about it 4getmenot - whatever you put would have probably offended someone! I personally would have put coloured myself as well.You can't win sometimes!
x

[cascarelli]

People are just too sensitive about these things. Cant see it matters if you say black, coloured, blue....

[crete]

i believe to refer to someone as coloured is not now acceptable, black is more politically correct.

[raysparx1]

Can't see anything wrong with the question at all,
perhaps we are not politically correct 4getmenot, some people are lurking,waiting to correct our every move,or spelling mistake.

[raysparx1]

Snap crete!!!

[4getmenot]

I just couldnt bring myself to say the black girl. I'm sure that would have been worse. I'd have said caribbean, african if I knew where she came from. :-)

[4getmenot]

Do you think was right to comment back like that?

[rachel79]

ive described someone as being black before and then had someone say to me 'they are not black, they are brown'. i think its pathetic really. my skin is a sort of pinky-peachy colour, but i dont make a song and dance if someone calls me white!!!! im 27 and i think the world has gone pc crazy!

[PinkFizz]

I think the comment you got was silly - I mean if you had put black - well nobody is actually black are they?Just dark skinned.As nobody is actually white - just pale skinned.

[crete]

it would be interesting to have the views of anyone who is from an asian or african country .

[barb1314]

All I can say is that my husband is a black Jamaican and he calls himself black but would NEVER be offended if someone referred to him as coloured.I don't think it's a big issue.

[mccfluff]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i've just finished work, sorry had to share that.

i'm half malaysian and a friend of mine was describing me to someone and could not think of a pc way to describe my skin colour and settled on 'strangely brown' still makes me crack up now!
I've given up trying to keep track of what's pc and what isn't!

[4getmenot]

I know I called a chinese takeaway a ****** once, thats just what we shorten it to where I come from and was called racist then aswell. to me its just like saying chippy.

[larkin]

Absolutely spot on 4getmenot! You were more polite than I would have been !
OFFS would have come into my answer somewhere, I am sure. EverClean wants you to clean up your political correctness, obviously. I say bo**oc*s to do gooders. Say what you are comfortable with. Pink Fizz is right - you'll always offend someone, whatever you say .
:-S

[4getmenot]

see it even blocked it. I called a chinese takeaway a ch1nky

[45703]

Yep some people are over pc and over sensitive I think evercleans answer was a tad snappy.

[roomster]

I think some people do get offended by it. I have a friend who is mixed race (dad is black, mum is white) and she hates being called half cast.

[4getmenot]

but its what we are I wouldnt be offended if someone called me white. my sister best friend is half cast and she even calls her half baked but I guess she's close to her :-)

[roomster]

Oh and im not sure that his answer was snappy, i though it was meant to be jokey?

[roomster]

Yeah i can see where you are coming, mates can get away with more