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Curiously in other languages (e.g. French, Spanish) the equivalent term seems to be frowned upon and better avoided.
by enriquto 6y ago
Curiously in other languages (e.g. French, Spanish) the equivalent term seems to be frowned upon and better avoided.
- Kydlaw 6y agoNowadays, POC is more widely used in French than naming a community directly by its skin color. "It is a black neighborhood" -> "It is a POC neighborhood"
- enriquto 6y agoAre you sure? It cannot be very widespread. I've been living about 10 years in Paris and never heard "quartier de personnes de couleur" (POC neighborhood). Not a single time! Yet "quartier chinois" or "quartier arabe" are very common. But maybe my social circle is not very representative...