my mum (in her late 70's).....

was trying to be very polite at the weekend and referred to a door to door salesman as "a lovely coloured gentleman" - to which we all frowned and explained that the term "coloured" wasnt acceptable in this day and age and why. She just couldnt get it. Her argument was that as she had described him as "lovely" and a "gentleman" - that her description was a "positive" - we tried to expalin that his colour was irrelevent to the story and that the term "coloured" isnt used anymore anyway. Leopards wont change their spots tho....

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on March 11th 2014 at 09:42:02

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Chris Powell sacked (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Mar 11, 08:12:53
- Hughton (NCFC) - letsbehavinyou, Mar 11, 10:01:45
- hughton the only black manager now? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 08:22:29
  - I didn't even notice he was black. (NCFC) - bird table, Mar 11, 09:25:01
    - Is he?! (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 11, 13:21:41
    - my mum (in her late 70's)..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 11, 09:42:02
      - why is coloured bad and black not? (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 11, 13:29:00
        
        I would say a couple of main reasons: (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Mar 11, 14:42:53
        
        sorry, meant to say (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 11, 17:28:24
        
        still not sure why "black" is more acceptable .. (NCFC) - paulg, Mar 11, 17:25:47
      - I have had that same conversation with Mother (80 later this year). (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 11, 10:02:33
        
        and yet (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 11, 10:38:53
        
        ... (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:46:52
        
        also it's probably not a pride thing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 10:50:16
        
        yep.... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 11, 10:10:38
      - There's no need to highlight that (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 11, 09:42:50
        
        true..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 11, 10:02:04
        
        I literally don't even notice that leopards have spots any more. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 11, 10:00:19
        
        Don't discriminate against leopards (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Mar 11, 10:05:23
        
        Blatant Dalmatianist. BOO. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Mar 11, 10:07:14
        
        All big cats look the same to me (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Mar 11, 10:06:06
        
        thats felinist. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 11, 10:11:06
        
        Can we still call black panthers black or are there other colours of panthers? (n/m) (NCFC) - Claygate_Canary, Mar 11, 10:18:16
        
        Panthers don't really exist. (NCFC) - bird table, Mar 11, 10:57:56
  - ^racial. (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 11, 08:23:55
    - now it will be even harder to sack him (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 08:25:21
      - Hopefully Powell (NCFC) - norway, Mar 11, 09:12:00
        
        Very good! Genuine lol... (n/m) (NCFC) - Wilts, Mar 11, 09:36:23
      - shouldnt matter! The fact he's frigging useless should though. (n/m) (NCFC) - um_gah, Mar 11, 08:33:38
        
        I don't think they're being serious. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Mar 11, 08:50:04
        
        i think the media would slaughter us tbh (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 08:55:54
        
        I know - what with Sol Campbell not being Barcelona manager too. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Mar 11, 09:13:01

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