http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/t...-using-the-word-coloured-on-match-of-the-day/ I'm confused beyond doubt now, We can't refer to them as 'Black men' and we can't refer to them as coloured...Is there anyone who can advise what we should call people of another skin tone to me? Jesus, the world has gone ****in' mad!!!
This countries to scared of racism. Its ridiculous. I admit I was surprised that he used the word coloured at first, but he didn't mean any thing by it, and it is a very commonly used word. I wasn't offended or angered. That journalist is just trying to create a storm.
It's complete bullshit. Anyone could see that Hansen wasn't trying to cause offence, quite the opposite in fact. The only people offended by this will be the sort of people who go out of their way to look for an excuse to be offended and to play the victim. ****ing losers with nothing better to do in their lives.
Reminds me of an episode of Question Time I watched once where David Dimbleby chose every possible way to pick out the member of the audience to ask the next question, including moustache, top colour, eye colour, person who sat next to him, etc, etc, when simply saying 'the man in the red turban' would have done. People get PC so easily now, and jump on the PC bandwagon at any opportunity, that generally you can't describe people by how they look except for hair colour and eye colour...sorry if you're an Albino, apparantly you're still gonna get offended >.>
Lynch mob mentality. Racism belongs in the past but it won't be sent there until we reach a stage where nobody even notices much what colour we are. All this pussyfooting around trying to avoid words which may be considered offensive just keeps it at the top of the agenda and imo perpetuates the problem it purports to solve. Nobody is superior or inferior to another because of the colour of their skin, but we are different, and there's nothing wrong with that. This reminds me of the health service- where everyone is a "Service User" whether they're a paranoid schizophrenic or just need help going to the loo.
Wasn't offended.Just thought he was a little out of touch,but as soon as he said it i thought "uh-oh...here we go..."
The most ridiculous thing has to be how a 'blackboard' is now a 'chalkboard' to be more pc. How is a blackboard racist ffs? It's ridiculous.
I think it will have to get to the absolute ridiculous before it evens out. My prediction; within this decade a white man sues somebody or an institution for calling him white on the grounds that the word has become associated with sexism, racism & homophobia. And worse I bet the smart ar*e wins damages!
And this is just the point. I understand calling somebody ni**er is considered racist because it implies that person is beneath you based on their skin colour. However, referring to a man with dark skin as a 'black _____' does nothing of the sort. It is simply a descriptive word in this context, the same as 'tall _____' or 'fat _____'. And yet suddenly it's the worst thing in the world because skin colour is remarked upon. Generally, 'black man' is accepted, as is 'fat bastard' (not so much accepted as unpunished), but 'black bastard' is racist - why? Is it the word 'black' or the word 'bastard' that makes it so? Besides which, 'black' does not denote a race in the same way that 'white' doesn't. There are many people who lay claim to being 'black' who actually have a white parent. Halle Berry was considered the first 'black' lady to win the best actress Oscar, and yet she isn't actually black. It seems the term is adopted when it suits, and then suddenly objected to when it suits. Ironically, it's never a black and white issue, but always a grey area. It might be controversial to say this, but racism will cease to exist not when people are punished severely for it, but when people no longer take offence to it. It's pretty much always an offensive tactic, and if it ceases to have the desired effect, it will not be an issue. As you say, this tiptoeing around the issue only makes it worse.
The term 'coloured' is politically incorrect. I myself did not know that (I call black people black people anyway) but given the sensitivity of the topic and the fact he is appearing on live television every week he should have known better. I think asking for an apology was a bit OTT though. As for the OP: We can't refer to them as 'Black men' We can, just not in an abusive manner like Suarez did.
Couldn't have said it better mate, I'm ginger and of Irish descent so you can imagine the stick I get when I go out to the pub, playing football and even at work. I just really think it's getting so ridiculous now and may even sue when someone calls me 'White man' next - Just for the hell of it!
the term you use is black,not coloured that's from some black friends i know,they don't like being called coloured
And obviously they mean in some hypothetical 3rd person way because calling them 'black' to their face apparently is racist.
