White people: turn blue when cold, green when sick, red when embarrased or mad, purple when they can't breath, pale white when they are dead. So why do they call black people colored, when we stay the same color no matter what???
2006-11-10 10:47:49 · 26 answers · asked by Kandykisses 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In know you are trying to be funny but I take serious offense to this. I have never been mean to a black person or any other person in my life. I am all of there colours.
BB King said that he felt "blue" when he was sad. As did Ray Charles. Are they white too? Please...
Peace.
2006-11-10 10:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by James S 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not true, I've been so cold as to turn blue and been sick enough to turn green. Oh yeah My cheeks flush when I'm embarrassed.
Don't make the same mistake others do by parroting their habits of generalization
All people are colored
2006-11-10 18:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why do black people call themselves black when they are really a dark brown or light brown or almost white or partially yellow looking? Why do all people complain about sunburn? Being politically correct is a misnomer when talking about people. Black is all colors combined. White is the absence of color.
2006-11-10 19:06:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question but pointless.It really all depends on a person's shade.There are black people who are dark chocolate,pecan tan,caramel,red-bone...and last but not least(and one most used as a derrogatory word for biracial or very light-skinned)high yellow.For whites pink,beige,tan,"you could pass for whatever".......We are all colored in our own ways but,the more flavor the better.
2006-11-11 01:41:18 · answer #4 · answered by inyrfcgul 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True! I have seen black people blush though. And if I hear someone call an african american "colored" it is followed closely by a smack to the head.
2006-11-10 18:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by Tara P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's true... I'm not actually white. i'm sorta pink. But I've never called a black person "colored". that's just not a word from my particular era. Maybe my gramma would have said that, I don't know.
2006-11-10 18:51:25 · answer #6 · answered by KerryAnn67 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand, I'm a white person, actually I'm a white middle eastern person!!! can you believe that?? I mean there are actually only three raips in this univers why do American and Europian "white" people make them 20!!! I think that's becuase most of them are biesed. hey I think black people have a wonderful skin color just like chocolate and I lllove chocolate.
so you must be proud being chocolate and I must be proud being vanilla =)
2006-11-10 18:56:11 · answer #7 · answered by MissLeo 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hey girlfriend that is twice in one day for this one. I thought calling Blacks coloured went out in the 60's. Now it is Black or Afro-Americans.
2006-11-10 18:51:05 · answer #8 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's clever, but I don't think I've ever heard the word "colored" except in movies.
2006-11-10 18:52:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that one before! It's pretty funny, but someone w/o a sense of humor might get offended or embarrassed
2006-11-10 18:51:37 · answer #10 · answered by mstweetstarr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋