What is the correct term to use - black person, coloured person or is it something else?
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How about just calling them a person. That's how I describe someone.
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It depends on what that person as an individual preffers to be called.Not all black people relate or like to be called all the same thing,not all people who look black are black.It depends on who your talking about and what that person prefers.Why not just call someone by their name or just people? Its more simple.
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They *are* black. Undoubtedly black. If you don't happen to be a politician or tend to generally talk derogatorily about people I don't think anyone can blame you for saying "black". If a particular black person finds that offensive they can still tell you so.
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well in sense there no such thing as black people or white people or coloured people, black people wahh black is colourless, and white people well if there white people they would look like ghosts and coloured people what the hell is that multicoloured people or sommit, i have a friend who coloured guess what he is blue. best word to use is pinkys, african-americans are ldark pink and british are like light pinks so the best term is Pinkys
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If you want a fast description as a witness to a crime (DO hold off with accusing me of stereotyping!), then "Three black guys and four white guys robbed the bank" is to the point. The skin tone is easy to describe as "black" or "white". The colour terms are just that, terms for the colours seen. Most black folk are varying shades of brown, of course, and most white folk are range from translucent blue-white through pink to tanned. "Black" is a descriptor for a visual attribute only. It has no implications for lifestyle, intelligence, education level or any other thing. It is much the same as "one legged" or "left handed"
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The correct term is whatever is factual. If the person is black, black is correct, if the person is white, white is correct, if the person is mixed-race like Obama, mixed-race is correct. Many Asians now like to be referred to as brown although this is not yet PC. However rather than refer to someone by their perceived skin pigmentation, call them by their name, that is what names are for.
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Black person.
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It's not as if you're tryign to insult them by calling them Black so no need to worry when you say it. Coloured is outdated and has som ebaggage attached to it, but this may also depend on your location. Don't use this word. Most Blacks refer to themselves as Black, why not stick with that. Or even better (if you want to be even more PC) African-American. But the word Coloured is *definately* not the way to go.
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They ARE black!!! African-American doesn't even make sense if you're technically mixed-race like Obama. You aren't an African! What I don't understand is that if they are african americans, why am I not a European American? Irritating pricks.
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Call them black if you're trying to describe them as that is what they are. Unless of course you're artistic enough to name the exact colour of the person :D
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I would much rather go with their name, and I almost always try to avoid using their color. If I absolutely had to, I would go with colored. Like, that colored gentleman/lady.
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I have friends. Some are black, some white, ect. The color is not even mentioned unless it is a convienent wat to point them out to someone. "Go talk to Greg over there, he is the tall black guy" The last time I checked Greg makes enough money to have a mirror in his house and he knows he is black. If you ask most black people they refer to themselves as black. If you know someone who is different then refer to them as they want you to. You can always ask if you are unsure.
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Listen Up, colored is so outdated and carry with it a negative connotation just as Mulatto. Colored died out in the early 60's as the black race fought for equality and justice. For those of you that are confused about this, those days are over. People of color could refer to a number of ethnic groups, not just Blacks or African Americans as some choose to be labeled. The proper thing to say if you have to describe a person is Black or African Americans, no one would attack you saying African American, because you have too many blacks that accept African American than those that do not, but colored, will not set well at all in the black community.
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it really depends. in most cases, you can go without mentioning a person's race. if you absolutely have to, because you're trying to get someone to recall who that person is or if you're talking to someone and are describing a person across the room so that they know which person you're talking about. in either of those instances, i don't see anything wrong with saying, "the African American female with the short hair" or something like that. do NOT say colored.
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