...why is it still known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
2007-03-03 22:28:09 · 12 answers · asked by John 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It's only racist if a white person says it...... If I was to ask someone for a black crayon and there was a black guy in the room he'd freak out.........."Black? did you say Black? you racist!!!!!!!
2007-03-03 22:31:18 · answer #1 · answered by Caged 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Look get over it the south lost the war and the *****'s were set free. Now had they south demand in the surrender that the north take the ****** to northern states. We would have had another war this time the south would have Mexican slaves to work the plantation. See so the ****** are Americans that were never treated like Americans until JFK and MLK. So now the white people are trying to be wniggers. So whats the beef, leave them black people alone, and read about all the crazy white people in the mid west, killing mothers and stealing babies
2007-03-04 07:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Racism was, is and would remain ubiquitous in this world this way or that way. So, it is funny and hypocrisy to attribute different terms of the same thing in different time just to befool the people. What difference is made if you say a black African black or colored or *****? Do they get a bit better rights and opportunities if they are branded in different terms? It is good to say the black as black and the white as white so that the blacks are not puzzled with the riddle of the whites.
2007-03-04 06:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by The Falcon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if most people think the of the word "colored" is racist...but I think people consider it offensive. I use it on occasion...especially if people in the conversation use the word "white" in an offensive manner. I guess the NAACP still calls it the NAACP for the same reason blacks....or what ever the current PC term is...still use N******** when talking to each other. Who knows...and really...let them use what ever word or words they fell like when speaking among themselves.
2007-03-04 06:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by iraq51 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because the "National Association for the Advancement of African-American People" just doesn't have the same ring...
NAAAAP (N-quadruple A - P)
2007-03-04 06:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by AintSkeered 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Excellent observation. As a college graduate, I had not even thought about this. I shall be addressing Al Sharpton on the matter.
2007-03-04 06:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by Baby Poots 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term coloured is not racist unless it is used as an insult towards black people.
2007-03-04 06:30:44 · answer #7 · answered by cigaro19 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A black child asks the teacher: A white person is is born red, gets green when he's sick, yellow when he's scared, blue when he's cold and grey when he's dead; why the heck to they call us "coloured"?
2007-03-04 07:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because your country isn't composed of only blacks and whites, you have yellows and such too.
2007-03-04 06:36:55 · answer #9 · answered by Tanktunker 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Maybe they just don't want to change their name.
2007-03-04 06:30:26 · answer #10 · answered by Ben 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋