why are non white people 'thrown' by sunshine saying coloured poeple?

Question

its simply a way of describing non whites, is this wrong? I'd never really thought of it. We say it in UK sometimes. We also say blacks, is coloured offensive?

(we certainly don't say african britons)

Oh well its not as if I use the term coloured every day. In fact i've probably only said it twice, in fact if I see a black person i would say he's black, no of this african american crap. I'm sorry i never knew it could be so offensive to say coloured, lucky i don't really use the term. Apologise's if i have offended any black, yellow or brown people. (i myself am quite brown at the mo.)

Answer 1

there is only one coloured race on this planet that is the white man

When a white man is born he is PINK
When he is sick he is GREEN
When he is cold he is BLUE
When he is normal he is WHITE
When the sun shines he go`s RED
When he stays out in the sun he go`s BROWN

When a BLACK man is born He is BLACK
When he is sick he is BLACK
When he is cold he is BLACK
When he is normal he is BLACK
When the sun shines he BLACK
When he stays out in the sun he is BLACK

So who is coloured then

Answer 2

Personally, I don't like the term 'black' - I've never seen a black person in my life. I've never seen a white person either.

Is white paint the same colour as a so called 'white' person??

Is black paint the same colour as a so called 'black' person??

My choice though would be the word 'coloured'

Why do people even bother worrying about colour for petes sake - people are people.

Answer 3

Colored is offensive because it insinuates a derogatory attitude toward anyone non-white. Also the statement is inaccurate. White is a color so we as a race are all colored. Would you like to be described by yor race? I like to be described as the individual I am, not by my ethnicity.

Also, there is a history of the word phrases that include: ******, negro, colored, black and now African American. African-American is used to try and remove color from dialogue.

I imagine England abolished slavery much earlier than America, so Americans are still coping with its slavery history and the war between the states that killed more Americans than any war or conflict.

Answer 4

To me personally I think coloured is offensive. I prefer the term black for someone of African descent. But if you are say describing someone who is non white but not black you would say "person of colour" but not coloured.

Answer 5

Coloured is wrong and yes, very offensive (atleast to me). "Thrown by the sunshine"? - Mmmm! I live in UK and I never heard that one. I for one am black, African too. Yes, my skin has been kissed by the sun, but I wasnt thrown. Why come up all with all these names and not just call us what we are and what we will respond to? Do we call white people whitey or paley or snowwhite - or rainbow/chameleon (for turning into different shades to different wheather conditions)! We dont do that, just to turn around and ask if it is derogatory?Just stop the name calling, for f*uksake!

Answer 6

I think you will find the word coloured has it's racist connotation in South Africa where it is used to describe people who are neither black or white. In their report on the suitability of South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, FIFA referred to this population group as half caste which I find very offensive. In South Africa "coloured" people find themselves in an awkward position as they are regarded as inferior by both Black and White.

Answer 7

why are folks so worried about this - i dont understand why we need to label each other like this. Let me give an example. Do you remember Mick out of Brookside? After the programme was scrapped i watched a documentary about the ship that brought Jamaican families to britain to fill the jobs our grandparents wouldnt do. The actor that played him was on it and it was only then, with all the talk about "black people" that it occurred to me that this man was "black". Prior to this I hadnt noticed. I just saw him as a person. A bit like when a friend gets new glasses u dont notice cos your too busy just seeing them, not the specs and it is not till its pointed out do you no longer look at their eyes and see WHO they are. I think its sad.

Answer 8

I wouldn't want to use the term, "colored."

It was the term used to tell black people what washrooms they could use, what water-fountains they could drink from, and what restaurants would serve them.

It is not in-and-of-itself a racist term. But the negative connotations of the word are from a time of open racism - particularily in the southern United States.

Answer 9

I am white, and I once heard another white man call a black man 'coloured ', the reply was ' I am black, you are more colours than I am '

Answer 10

"People of Color" is a misnomer. White is not a color? Could have fooled me. Black people like to say white is the ABSENCE of color, when the opposite is true. A white prism shows ALL the colors, so therefore white is a mix of all the colors in the visible spectrum. So actually, white people are coloreds. Black is the absence of color, take away all light and color, you get black.

Answer 11

My guess would be because colored is an antiquated term and it's not politically correct. And God forbid we should upset someone and hurt his or her feelings!

We're all colored when you think about it...just that some of us are lighter and some are darker. I've yet to see a clear person, or one who was completely white or completely black.