https://news.sky.com/story/cabinet-...ing-labours-diane-abbott-as-coloured-11657773
calling a her coloured 'woman', she left out thick
calling a her coloured 'woman', she left out thick
Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott "coloured".
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Soldato
Wasn't quite sure which word was causing the outrage 
However, I had no idea "Coloured" was considered so offensive.
However, I had no idea "Coloured" was considered so offensive.
Soldato
Did someone colour her in with crayons? Not sure what they mean
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Both of those women are morons. Still, its been an offensive term for a long time.
What I find strange is that 'coloured' is offensive, but 'person of colour' is completely fine. 
Edit: It even states in the article that
Edit: It even states in the article that
yet calling someone who isn't white a 'person of colour' somehow doesn't do exactly the same thing? Meh
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What I find strange is that 'coloured' is offensive, but 'person of colour' is completely fine.
I think we'll have to go to the referee on this one to check the rule book for the offending (ha, see what I did there?) clause.
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I don't see what the problem is. Personally I would have just said black, presumably someone would complain about that too for god knows what reason.
Caporegime
How comes white and black are the only accepted terms for skin colour? You can’t call a Chinese man yellow or an Indian a brown man.
Soldato
I suppose as an MP in a position of power the assumption would be that she would know the current acceptable terms to use and not come across as a racist moron.
I've not heard anyone be called coloured in the UK for decades, I thought it had died out. I don't like it, reminds me of times gone by when it was mean't deliberately in a bad way. Black or mixed race is much more accurate, polite and accepted.
I've only heard the phrase coloured in America of late, but then they use African American which is a nonsense in itself. Not all black people are african and not all are American. I remember when Lewis Hamilton was called African American because they couldn't work out what they could say.
I've only heard the phrase coloured in America of late, but then they use African American which is a nonsense in itself. Not all black people are african and not all are American. I remember when Lewis Hamilton was called African American because they couldn't work out what they could say.
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She's clearly up to speed with all the latest trendy words, ask Gareth Keenan.
Personally I'd just call her a BBW.
Personally I'd just call her a BBW.
Soldato
Utterly ridiculous. Anything you say could be considered offensive by someone - without you knowing or intending any offence.
Before reading this, I'd have openly used the term coloured - because I was fearful that saying 'black' incase it caused offense. Give it a few years and it will be.
Before reading this, I'd have openly used the term coloured - because I was fearful that saying 'black' incase it caused offense. Give it a few years and it will be.
Soldato
Doesn't make them racist though, does it.
Isn't mixed race insinuating they're some kind of mongrel? OFFENSIVE! HATE SPEECH! BAN IT!
Also, isn't black the absence of any colour? OMG! OFFENSIVE! HATE SPEECH! BAN IT!
Not to mention white is a complete mix of all primary colours? OMG! WHITE SUPREMACIST! NAZI! BAN IT!
How many years before we're all just grunting like cave men to avoid offending anyone?
No, but Abbott's statement that it was "outdated, offensive and revealing" is accurate, for once.
No it's a precise description of exactly what they are and used by Govenment in questionaires, applications etc. I'm not aware of anyone of mixed race having a problem with it. Coloured as mentioned above is completely out of date.
On the other hand, it has gone completely out of control with the latest LGBQTG stuff. Lets not get started on that, how on earth are you suposed to know what pronoun someone wants you to call them unless you ask them? At the same time it's a complete misuse of what a pronoun is.