# News Anchor is fired for referring to Kamala Harris as colored in news promo

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 22, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-anchor-is-fired-for-referring-to-kamala-harris-as-colored-in-news-promo/918775 "2020-08-22T20:45:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-anchor-is-fired-for-referring-to-kamala-harris-as-colored-in-news-promo/918775/31 "2020-08-22T21:42:50Z")

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How am I supposed to know it’s now considered racist? This is the first time I’ve seen the term used publicly in decades.

Obsolete words usually just die and fade away. You don’t even think about them anymore.

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