True

It’s just so bizarre as a matter of language that “people of colour” is embraced and “coloured people” is anathema. Obviously I know the history of “coloured” and why it is offensive and should never be used. It’s just that the enormous chasm is utterly bizarre as a matter of linguistics.

“Pencils of colour”. “Coloured pencils”. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Posted By: Old Git on March 7th 2019 at 19:04:08

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I don't normally post about non-football related items BUT......... (General Chat) - Highlander, Mar 7, 18:30:48
- Ugly (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 7, 23:21:14
- If anyone is in ANY doubt about this (General Chat) - atlcanary, Mar 7, 21:05:26
- Please! (General Chat) - Moritz Moutarde, Mar 7, 20:49:50
- apparently the new PC term is 'tinged', according to that new lot of liberals. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 7, 20:40:12
  - they're centrists, not liberals. HTH. (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 7, 21:05:46
  - *sweats * (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:49:12
  - The Scots have filed a complaint about being referred to as swears. They have clarified (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:48:19
  - lolz (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Mar 7, 20:46:30
- You clearly need to learn more about what is considered offensive. (General Chat) - norway, Mar 7, 20:22:06
- Thirty years ago it was coloured was it not (General Chat) - Men without hats, Mar 7, 20:14:38
  - Great contribution. (General Chat) - norway, Mar 7, 20:22:49
- I think a few have been a bit rough here. Educate, don't be smug. (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:13:45
  - Nah, he's got enough history of this shit (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 7, 23:18:22
  - nail on head pantalinoes good stuff (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 7, 20:16:02
- A woman of colour is the correct phrase. No the biggest deal but coloured (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:11:32
  - “Woke” [insert rolly eye face here] (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 7, 20:46:31
    - I didn't like being called it, because it implies the person who said it didn't agree (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:57:18
  - ..... (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:21:18
- thats the wrong question to ask on here (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 7, 19:50:26
  - it's question about the use of the word "coloured" ffs. (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 7, 19:56:29
    - it nigrum licet non ut verbum (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 7, 20:11:53
      - People called Romanes, they go, the house? (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 7, 21:09:45
- You have the manners of a goat. And you smell like a dung-heap. (n/m) (General Chat) - Wild Edric, Mar 7, 19:42:36
- Oh my days (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 7, 19:06:44
- spoken like a true blue (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 7, 19:06:14
- "There can be only one" (n/m) (General Chat) - atlcanary, Mar 7, 18:57:02
- Black (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Mar 7, 18:55:56
- You’ve been in the Highlands too long, laddy! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 7, 18:48:42
  - In view of what I am reading on here....... (General Chat) - Highlander, Mar 7, 20:19:43
    - jesus wept, none of this has actually sunk in has it (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 7, 20:48:50
      - why don't you ask a black person if they can explain it to you? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 7, 20:55:07
    - It's always about historical use of a term. If the Nazis were a peace organisation (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:36:55
- To be honest, if it's important to you to still call people of colour, "coloured," I'd (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 7, 18:47:45
  - “People of colour” (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 7, 18:50:53
    - No, but whatever. It's not like there are not many non offensive ways to term (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 7, 19:00:19
      - True (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 7, 19:04:08
        
        At the end of the day hate and intent is the main topic. (General Chat) - pants, Mar 7, 20:15:47
- Stick to the footy posts Highlander (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 7, 18:45:19
  - Ffs (General Chat) - Charles21, Mar 7, 18:46:44
    - I saw your computer (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 7, 18:52:15
      - Im watching you now (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 7, 18:56:47
        
        Thanks, it was a present (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 7, 19:13:23
        
        Leather or pvc tonight? (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Mar 7, 19:30:23
        
        Whatever you want to bring x (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Mar 7, 19:34:02
- have you been in a cave for the last 20 years? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 7, 18:36:24
- Is this a wind up? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 7, 18:35:53
  - And she wasn’t forced to apologise (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 7, 18:38:15
- everyone is coloured. Diane is Black. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 7, 18:35:29
  - Technically black is the absence of colour (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 7, 18:48:09
    - what colour is the absence of colour? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 7, 19:18:48
    - yep (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 7, 19:10:15
  - oh, and it is (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 7, 18:39:26
- Black. (General Chat) - CWC, Mar 7, 18:34:14

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