Arizona Republican refers to Black Americans as 'colored people' in House floor debate
nbcnews.com
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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I had several coworkers at Best Buy that called black people colored. I got into so many arguments. Like dude, that's racist as fuck. The sad thing is most folks at that store didn't see the problem with it.
What is the difference between term "coloured people" and "black people"? For a foreigner.
Because they sounds similar for me: both describe a group of people by their skin colour
The issue comes from context. Historically, in the US, "colored people" WAS the term used to discuss black people in a derogatory fashion. Especially during segregation "no colored people allowed" for bathrooms, or for the the water fountain blacks were allowed to use. "Colored people allowed"
"Colored people bad"
"People of color good"
Hey look everybody, this guy doesn't understand nuance!
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