A 'coloured Woman'

fender62 | 19:09 Thu 07th Mar 2019 | News

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so you cannot call a coloured woman coloured, what about a women of colour or black woman.
im lost on this arguement, looking for offence when none was meant, no wonder blacks cry were victims...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6782569/Tory-Amber-Rudd-caught-race-row-calls-Labours-Diane-Abbott-coloured-woman.html

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Old_Geezer

Just more idiocy by those looking for for something to claim to be offended about in order to make innocent people feel small. Best ignored.

Bazile

What colours is a ' coloured ' person ?

douglas9401

Amber, Bazile. :-)

Buenchico

Oh, for heaven's sake, Fender62. Referring to someone as 'coloured' was a serious disciplinary offence (possibly resulting in dismissal) when I was teaching back in the 70s and 80s. (Any pupil using that term would certainly have been in a great deal of trouble).

Many black people regard the term 'coloured' as equivalent to using the n-word. If you haven't yet caught on just how offensive it is I can only assume that you've been living in an (all-white?) bubble for the past few decades.

Old_Geezer

All. They get absorbed, so little is reflected. It's the melanin you know.

Old_Geezer

In which case "many black people" should stop looking for excuses to feel offended. We can't go on forever substituting one word of phrase for another only to be told later, that's not right either.

david small

Excuse me in my bubble, but what terminology is one permitted to use in these pc correct times without causing offence to someone somewhere?

NellieMay

I am of the age where we were told we must not call people black and coloured was polite. Old habits die hard!

Ryzen

Perhaps this woman should concentrate on numeracy and give the literacy a well earned rest.

Buenchico

For D S:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/bame

Ryzen

I thought it meant British And Minority English.

david small

Thank you Chris. BAME eh, never heard of it. I think I will stay in my bubble.

NellieMay

Is it a wonder that Diane Abbott gets the abuse she does. She brings it on herself. I agree with OG.

JimF

"Bame" has a very short life expectancy, IMO. Surely it can't be long before someone takes offence at 'minority enthic' - sounds pretty pejorative to me!