{"id":45921225,"user":"ares623","time":1763071369,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

Being colored and/or poor is about to get (even) worse","comments":[{"id":45922159,"user":"catigula","time":1763077163,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

“Colored”?","comments":[{"id":45922279,"user":"quantummagic","time":1763078247,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

It's the American spelling; short for "A person of color." Typically, African American, but can be used in regard to any non-white ethnic group.","comments":[{"id":45922761,"user":"jazzyjackson","time":1763082879,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

It's also fallen out of fashion which is why someone might be snidely questioning its use","comments":[{"id":45923530,"user":"quantummagic","time":1763090936,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

I took it as an honest question, but the quotations mean you're probably right. For the record, it's still a widely used term in DEI contexts, even though there has been some criticism and alternatives promoted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of_color","comments":[{"id":45924617,"user":"ripped_britches","time":1763104204,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

Person of color is very different than colored","comments":[{"id":45925012,"user":"quantummagic","time":1763109188,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

It's literally saying the same thing, just with fewer words.","comments":[{"id":45927627,"user":"sjsdaiuasgdia","time":1763133604,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

There were a lot of signs in America at one point in time that said "No Coloreds", "Colored Section", and similar phrases to indicate the spaces that white people had decided non-white people could or could not go.

At the same time, there were not a lot of signs saying "No Persons of Color" or "Persons of Color Section".

Likewise, my grandfather who died 35 years ago was very fond of saying "the coloreds". His use of the term did not indicate respect for non-white people.

Historical usage matters. They are not equivalent terms.","comments":[{"id":45931433,"user":"ares623","time":1763150219,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

I'm not American, sorry. "Colored" is just an adjective to me.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":7,"url":"item?id=45931433"},{"id":45928993,"user":"quantummagic","time":1763140484,"time_ago":"3 months ago","type":"comment","content":"

> Historical usage matters.

To who? Not to me, and I don't have a single black friend who likes "person of color" any more than "colored". What gives you the authority to make such pronouncements? Why are you the language police? This is a big nothing-burger. There are real issues to worry about, let's all get off the euphemism treadmill.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":7,"url":"item?id=45928993"}],"comments_count":2,"level":6,"url":"item?id=45927627"}],"comments_count":3,"level":5,"url":"item?id=45925012"}],"comments_count":4,"level":4,"url":"item?id=45924617"}],"comments_count":5,"level":3,"url":"item?id=45923530"}],"comments_count":6,"level":2,"url":"item?id=45922761"}],"comments_count":7,"level":1,"url":"item?id=45922279"}],"comments_count":8,"level":0,"url":"item?id=45922159"}],"comments_count":9,"url":"item?id=45921225"}

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