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.
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.
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.
I'm not American, sorry. "Colored" is just an adjective to me.
> 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.