For example, when a white person is embarassed or upset, they turn red. When they are sick, they might turn green. When they die, they turn blue. Sometimes they are just pale. No matter what happens to a black person they always stay the same color. Only those who are light may turn a little red or so.
2006-06-17 06:50:09 · 24 answers · asked by preciousmickey03 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
did you get this from a myspace bulletin or something?
Nobody uses the term "colored" anymore anyways. This isn't the 1960's.
2006-06-17 06:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by Steven B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Um this fact is not entirely true. I see your point, but all people change color :)
When a white gets burned, they turn red.
When a black gets burned, they turn darker variation of their color
When an asian gets burned they may turn red
When an Indian gets burned they turn a darker brown and so forth.
When a white is pale they have less pigment
The same goes for An Albino African American! They have less pigment in their skin.
When a white dies, they may change to blue but eventually they turn rusty colored...
When a black dies, they get whitish (ash?) but eventually they turn rusty colored...
I do see your point though, Caucasians shouldn't call African Americans Colored! In fact, I think nowaydays not everyone calls an African American person colored....But they might in certain areas (I believe.)
Just thought I would share some facts with you, so you don't get too confused. I do know what you are saying though, it is not right if that is happening but when you said "What ever happens to a black person they always stay the same color" is not exactly true. Just to let you know :)
2006-06-17 07:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by emerald_dragonwolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colored is a term that I have not heard people use for black people for a long time.Mostly we are just trying to keep up with what society calls "politically correct".When I was very young the term was colored,then *****, then black, then afican american.Out of all of these afican american makes the least amount of sense.You are either American or Afican, not both.IT's time we all just started thinking of one another just as americans and not by what color we are. The one word that has been Taboo all my life is the "N" word. Now I can get on the train in Long Beach and by the time I get to L.A I'll hear the "N" word 1500 times, and not by white people.THe people who use this word all the time now are only showing they have no respect for themselves or their race.
2006-06-17 07:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody under the age of 50 uses the term "colored" anymore.
I hate the term "black", though. The only man I've ever seen that is actually black is Wesley Snipes.
As far as I'm concerned, there are no color, only people. My girlfriend is "black" and she always tells me that I'm "more black than she is". Hilarious.
2006-06-17 06:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep-- Black is the absoence of all Colour! See pbelow for peoplw wjo want to hate!Q -- Can you give me a straight answer to this question? I have asked many
people and everyone seems to "him and haw". My question is -----
" What colour of skin did the man known as Jesus Christ have ? "
A -- No problem ! I can answer you. Your answer in one word "Brown" !
All the people on this planet Earth are descendants from the first couple -
Adam and Eve. We are ALL just shades of that same colour !
Hold a sheet of Real White and Real Black paper up against your skin.
I can tell you "for certain" that your skin colour matches neither of these
paper colour samples. We are all "off white - or - BROWN !
WE ARE ALL OF THE SAME COLOUR because we are all indeed
descendants of that couple. Because of protective pigmentation we
are of different shades indeed.
What a beautiful example of how OUR MAKER designed us and built
a protective system into our skins to protect us from the suns rays !
Few people realize that The Bible does not say anything in opposition to
what is referred to as "mixed marriages". This is precisely why.
If "mixed marriages" do not work in our society, as it is today, it is because
of the arrogance of man. To "prove" superiority they often use gross
misinterpretations of Bible passages or misapply a Bible passage to
make it look like it proves them correct.
2006-06-17 06:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an old label. All humans change color when embarassed or upset. The color change just isn't as visible with some of them.
2006-06-17 06:56:00 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea why they turn colors maybe due to the fact they have little skin pigmentation. Are you trying to be funny? I have never seen a green skinned white person.
2006-06-17 06:56:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
white people call black people 'colored'..
or at least why i think people do.. is because we dont know if saying 'black people' sound offensive. most of us arent out to offend anyone, so we want to choose our words wisely.
anyhow, i dont reference a person by color, if i want to point someone out, or anything like that, i would just say something like 'that girl in the blue shirt'
i like everyone :)
2006-06-17 06:55:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's has only been acceptable at certain periods in history to address African-Americans(this is one too) a certain term, or phrase. *****, colored, black.......the list goes on. it's a race specification thing. what the hell does caucasian mean? lol, see the point i'm making? i myself am a human being.
2006-06-17 06:59:02 · answer #9 · answered by fricatease 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes yes, we've all heard the joke
Actually a lady I work with is black, and she said when one of her babies were born, they were more white than black, but eventually they turned her color, and I've seen the pics and the kids now, it's freaky, so there
2006-06-17 06:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋