SNIP

Well said.

My personal bugbear is the use of 'coloured' as an p.c. alternative to
'black'. Coloured is a blanket term for anyone who isn't white so its
labelling someone by what they're not. If I was black I'd rather be
called black than 'not white'.

Yes, but ask yourself - have you ever actually met someone who is actually
black? The term is a collective approximation for a range of people with
skin colours which can vary from ivory through to very dark brown.

I personally do not like to describe people by a colour. Rightly or wrongly,
I am a bit uncomfortable with it. If I have to make any reference, I
generally try to describe in terms of geographical origin.

At least in the USA (and I thought here), I understood the term "Coloured"
was *not* politically correct...

Regards

Martin

(Pasty faced newbie gardener).


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