Black people, brown people, coloured people, what's the big deal?

[In Arsene we rust]

Yesterday we had Benedict Cumberbatch having to apologise for using the term "coloured" when referring to black people. On the BBC TV News this morning Tiger Woods, talking about having to blend in with other people at a ski resort, referred to himself as "brown".

It seems to be that non-black people have to use the term "black" but black people can call themselves what they like.

It's all very confusing :banghead:

[Nicosia Gooner]

I never felt that I had to but then I am strange :shrug:

[Berni]

[Brentwood]

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Luis Anaconda]

[Ben.]

[Brentwood]

[Berni]

other colours, yes.

Which leads me to ask what you do in such a situation? If you were trying to describe a black person to someone who'd never met them and had to distinguish them from a crowd that was mostly white, how would you describe them?

[Berni]

La, I was trying to let that one go so he could tie himself up in even more knots.

This had the potential to get f**king surreal. :hehe:

[Luis Anaconda]

[Nicosia Gooner]

a difference but if it makes feel better to think otherwise then fine.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Berni]

[Ben.]

http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/images/american-black-duck-13.jpg

[71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat]

[Berni]

http://improveverywhere-com.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/meet_a_black_person.jpg

[Nicosia Gooner]

You assumed that I was talking about a specific group or people colour which I wasn't. I was talking about every human on this planet, it includes even you, even though I know you are superior to most.

[In Arsene we rust]

When I was at secondary school (20+ years ago) pupils were told to use the term coloured when describing anyone of an ethnic minority. Using the term black was a no-no as it singled out a particular minority from other minorities.

Now it's deemed offensive to use the term coloured when referring to black people so why the change?

[Berni]

use skin colour as a way of describing people.

Which was clearly *******s.

[In Arsene we rust]

[eastgermanautos]

be the latter.

[In Arsene we rust]

[Berni]

[Nicosia Gooner]

I am in a restaurant with friends and we noticed a group of three people standing outside of three different colours

If I need to refer to one of them I would use a term such as 'the person on the left or right etc. I wouldn't say the black / yellow etc. person

[In Arsene we rust]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Only on television, even then not real.

[In Arsene we rust]

[Berni]

Because, you see, that's the single easiest way of distinguishing them from the others in the group. Nothing to do with racism, just simple identification. Also, what if there's a big crowd scene and they're all moving around, but there's only one black person? Would you refer to their skin colour then to identify them?

Also, why do you think it is such a terrible thing to mention someone's skin colour? Do you feel a black person would be offended if you mention the fact that they're black? Only I hate to break it to you, but I think they already know they're black.

[Nicosia Gooner]

[Nicosia Gooner]

we are not going to agree so lets leave it at that

[Brentwood]