Are you saying that once an organization founds itself, it isn’t permitted to change its name? Why would NAACP still use the term colored people if it was considered racist?
It’s a simple stroke of a pen and filing documents to change the name to the National Association for the Advancement of People of Color (NAAPC).
My guess is that they don’t consider it racist and Robach or someone at ABC is overly politically correct.
So, they cant change their name, eh?:dubious:
They were gonna change the name to the N-double-A-double-A but that was offensive to people who stutter.
Regards,
Shodan
He’s not African either. Born in London.
(The joke is that an American reporter had a brain fart and described him as African-American, and he bemusedly responded that he was neither).
Could be as a reminder of past degradations, much the same way That Emmett Till’s mother insisted on an open casket for his funeral, notwithstanding the condition of his face.
I never said that the NAACP considers colored person racist. I consider colored person racist.
For what it’s worth, not that I think you actually care, the NAACP feels that the historical significance of the name outweighs the pejorative associations with colored person. If they did decide to change their name, that wouldn’t bother me.
Basically, the rule is that you don’t get to decide what to call them, they do (any “they”, doesn’t matter who “they” is). If you live by that rule, you’ll be better off. Yes, sometimes it seems like it’s changing before your eyes - again, they get to decide when and how frequently it changes.
It was a mistake, easy to make when the phrase ‘people of color’ is used. There’s no reason to think she meant anything else.
‘Colored people’ was still used widely in the 60s when I was growing up around DC. At some point mid 60s ‘black’ began to take hold. It was a much better term than what is was replacing, I recall that it mainly went out of style and it’s continued use was a sign of someone who didn’t like the direction of change.
Persons of pallidity, thank you very much.
“We don’t serve colored people.”
“That’s alright, I don’t eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.”*
*Dick Gregory, eating out down South.
“Four fried chickens and a Coke.” Joliet Jake.
I just spent the weekend with 6 college friends, 4 of whom are gay. And as one of the 2 straight guys, I’ve heard “fag,” “homo,” and “queer” from the 4 more in the last three days than I’ve heard in the last 15 years, so my sensibilities may be a tad skewed.
Is there no middle ground between acceptable and offensive? Did “colored” go right from one to the other with no stop at “antiquated,” “out of vogue” or “old fashioned?”
And I guess if the NAACP was called the NAAN, they’d find a way to change the name, so part of me wonders just how completely offensive it really is.
People should be allowed to dictate how they are referred to. And there is enough genuine hate in this world already. But it seems to me people are just looking for a way to be pissed. [sigh]
You’re absolutely right.
*Colored People *is not a slur. Outdated, not politically correct and off putting yes. But not a slur.
Yes, and there’s a subsection of the autistic community that thinks it’s bloody silly and wishes everyone would knock it off.
Who is the spokesperson for the group?
My grandfather (born 1923) was over the Moon when Obama was elected and would not shut up about how excited he was because he’d never imagined he’d ever live to us “a colored President”. He made similar comments about Condoleezza Rice. Personally I’d never use words like colored or Negro outside of a historical context.
African-American, like Charlize Theron?
The joke is on PC-ists who not-so-passive aggressively jerk people around playing “what’s okay to say today” and when they inevitably trip up with the best of intentions the PC-ists have a good laugh.
Were I in another country and an American said “African American” I wouldn’t childishly deride them for meaning well. Of course, I was raised with manners.
I don’t care. I just say white or black.
We used to say “hearing impaired” to be both correct and politically correct. Now “deaf” people want “deaf”. :rolleyes: