Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate

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Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans 'colored people' on House floor

Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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Yes, that is an accepted phrase today.

That's what I thought.

What's the point you're trying to make?

It's a question. Nothing more than that.

So if you already thought that the accepted phrase today was "People of Color," then what was the purpose of asking that question?

Progressives change the name of the cohort every few years, I was just checking.

"coloured people" has never been a preferred term, it's always been viewed as racist, on account of how popular it is with racists.

Does that mean you're opposed to calling people how they state they prefer to be called because you perceive it as a progressive ploy and you don't like progressives?

Not at all. It was just a question.

Then what makes you believe that it's "progressives" that are responsible for changing the "name of the cohort every few years?"

It's been one of the traits of the movement since the 1970s.

What if progressives are just more accepting of the notion that groups of people should be able to decide what they like to be called?

That isn't the point, it is about smugness. They want to feel superior to others by changing the cohort name and shaming those who don't follow their changes. It's been studied if you would like to look more into it. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2749204

Alright.

I've gone to the trouble to download that article. Just for reference, here's the abstract:

Labels plays an important role in defining groups and individuals who belong to the groups. This has been especially true for racial and ethnic groups in general and for Blacks in particular. Over the past century the standard term for Blacks has shifted from "Colored" to "Negro" to "Black" and now perhaps to "African American." The changes can be seen as attempts by Blacks to redefine themselves and to gain respect and standing in a society that has held them to be subordinate and inferior.

and I see nothing in the article itself that would say otherwise.

In other words: this is talking about the Black community deciding for itself what they wish to use as preferred terminology to refer to themselves.

There's nothing in there about "progressives." There's nothing in there about progressives "feeling superior to others." There's nothing in there about progressives "shaming those who don't follow their changes."

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