why do people use this frase alot?

Question

i hear people alway's use this expersion "colored people" or "people of color" when discribing someone that's not white and all i can say is WTF? white isnt a color? are these peole stupid or what?

Answer 1

white is not a colored because it is the wrong colored it is not p.c political correct the whites are to blame for every thing what they are saying is black brown yellow red gay women etc against the white male of coarse the white male who will bow down to them and kiss ... they are exempt i am tan or a pale brown but if you have to label me call me human

Answer 2

Colored people was a phrase used by whites many years ago to indicate Black-Americans and didn't want to use the "N" word. Tho' a lot of people did.

People of color is a phrase to indicate any person the is non-white but not African-American.

I wish people would forget about the color distinction but don't think it is possible. Sometimes there are legitimate reasons to indicate a persons color.

A good knowledge of previous cultures helps us to understand why people use certain phrases that may not be popular today. For example: when was the last time you heard someone called "Black Irish"?

Not all of the people who used some of these terms were not intentional racist. They were just the victims of their time. Today we don't call the Japanese, "Japs" anymore, but during WW2 it was very common because we were at war with the Japanese. Is this an excuse, I don't know. It's just the way people behave towards those not of their racial heritage.

Answer 3

Technically, white is described as the absence of all color (black, is all the colors of the spectrum mixed together.)
"Colored people" is an antiquated phrase from the early part of the 19th century that was carried over into the 20th and so on. Caucasians never considered themselves to be of color.

Answer 4

It is a means to give more detail in communication. Is it relevant, who knows? I could get offended by any number of words, but that is all they are. There is so much more to communication. The reason people get offended by anything is that they do not trust the person or group delivering the message. If you aren't trying to hurt,degrade, embarrass or offend anyone, who cares?

Answer 5

Your question got me thinking.

When I thought a bit about it I realized that you actually answered the question yourself. They aren't calling people with light / white skin "people of color" because White is not a color. They call people with darker / black skin "people of color" because they got colour on their skin. :-)

It sounds so much nicer to be a person of color than to be someone with no color ;-)

Answer 6

It describes a difference - what else do you expect? To people who are always surrounded by warm dark faces, a 'white' person is not an albino, it's somebody who looks a bit 'ghostly' by comparison!

Answer 7

I dont get it....people say "black" offends people, but I make fun of my friends for being black and they make fun of me for being white....I dont see what the problem is....we ALWAYS take it to far, but always laugh it off

Answer 8

i know exactly. and if anyhting. white ppl are the ones that are colored. wen white ppl are sik they're green. wen theyre cold they're blue. wen theyre sunburned they're red. haha see?? so ya i totally agree...it makes no sense.

Answer 9

stupid