In newspapers, on radio and television, the term is becoming the accepted shorthand for Blacks, Latinos, Arabs, Asians and other non-whites. Though not as widely embraced by Canadian ethnic communities as it is in the U. I recognize that some non-white Canadians embrace it. I also recognize that those who use the term are not being disrespectful. They mean well.
I am African. I am Black. I am not a person of colour. If you feel the need to describe me by race or ethnicity, call me African. If you want to define me by colour, call me Black.
A white woman says "colored people. However, something else that persists in American society is basic human rationality, and however Robach felt about black people privately we can be quite sure that she would not pop off with "colored people" on purpose.
It would threaten her job look at the outcry right now, for instance. Racism these days almost always requires discovery, interpretation. In this case, anyone would guess that Robach really meant to say "people of color" and slipped up. That's exactly what she said and there is all reason to believe her. Why the n-word doesn't go away. For one, spontaneous speech is always riddled with false starts and errors -- listen to yourself in the heat of a conversation and you will notice how shaggy casual speech is.
Besides, "colored people" is an especially easy mistake given that it sounds so much like "people of color. This is just how language works. Media should stop indulging Trump pivot talk. Benedict Cumberbatch has apologised after using the term "coloured" to describe black actors. He was on a US talk show, explaining that there are more opportunities for black actors in Hollywood than the UK.
In a statement he said: "I can only hope this incident will highlight the need for correct usage of terminology that is accurate and inoffensive. He said the most "shaming aspect" was he was talking about "racial inequality" at the time of his error.
In the UK the term is, at best, seen as old fashioned and "something your gran might say". But it's also regarded as a highly offensive racial slur which recalls a time when casual racism was a part of everyday life.
Show Racism the Red Card was speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat five years ago, after Benedict Cumberbatch used the term "coloured" when saying that black actors get better opportunities in the US compared with the UK. He later apologised, saying he was "devastated to have caused offence". A version of this article originally appeared on 27 January Listen to Newsbeat live at and weekdays - or listen back here. Clarke sorry for remark about black players. The controversial history of blackface.
Image source, Getty Images. So why is the term considered so offensive?
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