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I'm surprised that "people of color" is the preferred term for racial diversity.
by treve 10y ago
I'm surprised that "people of color" is the preferred term for racial diversity.
- jakebasile 10y agoI believe it is to emphasize that they are people first, not "colored" people. I'm not big into political newspeak but that one makes sense to me.
- tzs 10y agoFrom what I've read, it's more that "colored people" mostly only referred to black people in the United States, whereas "people of color" refers to all non-whites (except asians may or may not be included in "people of color" depending on whatever is more convenient at the time). "People of color" has always sounded bad to me. It follows the <noun> <preposition> <noun> pattern, with "people" and "color" being both nouns. It sounds to me as if it emphasizes the group, not the individual. To emphasize the person, rather than the group, I think <adjective> <noun> is better.
- douche 10y agoIt just goes around in a circle, given long enough.
- aries1980 10y agoIt gives me a hard time to understand why sociologists think white people are homogeneous. In certain professions, if you don't wear black oxford lace-ups, you are out, even if your skin is #ffffff.