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Shawnee123 · 12-17-2010, 11:57 AM

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I think "colored people" will come back into style, because "people of color" is so close to it and makes it non-derogatory. And this would be great for the people who just stayed put. I had a boss once who was talking about "this colored guy", and I realized he was so backward that he was actually a number of politically incorrect labels behind.

I LOVED their movie, though: The Colored People. Whoopie and Oprah were amazing!

Sorry.

Flint · 12-17-2010, 04:21 PM

Is "people of color" what we are supposed to say now?

"I was talking to a person of color the other day..."
"I'll take a question from the gentlemen of color in the third row..."
"Excuse me, sir, of color, you dropped your wallet!"
"You know that guy, of color, that was at your office party?"
"My daughter's new boyfriend, of color, is very tall..."
"There were no actors, of color, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy..."

xoxoxoBruce · 12-17-2010, 04:28 PM

Nae, it's not for conversation, just politically correct titles and banners.

footfootfoot · 12-17-2010, 05:37 PM

Ansel Adams was a master of of color and white photography.

morethanpretty · 12-17-2010, 06:17 PM

Got home from work to find that Della had chewed up a very important personal item of mine that was fairly new. Cam left the bedroom door open when he left, its supposed to be closed. For some reason Della has a tendency to behave bad when its left open, and yup, she did.

monster · 12-17-2010, 06:20 PM

on the plus side, if you squeeze her in the right way, you could use her as a massaging pillow.....

monster · 12-18-2010, 06:44 PM

MIL due tomorrow. Flying from Heathrow. Currently closed. Wouldn't normally be irritating, but the kids' schedules tomorrow are a work of art (tapestry-style) and we do not need or want an uncertain airport time. Currently, It's me to hockey early morning with Thor while beest prepares lunches, then beest to away hockey with Hector, dropping Hebe off at the home rink on the way so she can get a ride to her swim meet with another swimmer who also happens to play hockey...while Thor and I head to the airport to pick grandma up, give her a packed lunch and a cup of tea in a travel mug and take her to the swim meet, hopefully in time for the start.....

I'm thinking this isn't going to happen, but I have no idea what the alternative will look like. I want to watch Hebe Swim her first meet as a 13+

Griff · 12-19-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

They should have just followed the NAACP's lead and stick with the politically incorrect label.

I think "colored people" will come back into style, because "people of color" is so close to it and makes it non-derogatory. And this would be great for the people who just stayed put. I had a boss once who was talking about "this colored guy", and I realized he was so backward that he was actually a number of politically incorrect labels behind.

My uncles must all be pretty progressive based on last nights party. One of them has moved to black from colored. People of color is so long and clumsy that IRL I've only really heard it from white English and sociology majors of correct beliefs. I usually say black or use AA in educational settings. The uncles are a little freaked out by having a black nephew, so that is kinda fun to watch.

Shawnee123 · 12-19-2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

MIL due tomorrow. Flying from Heathrow. Currently closed. Wouldn't normally be irritating, but the kids' schedules tomorrow are a work of art (tapestry-style) and we do not need or want an uncertain airport time. Currently, It's me to hockey early morning with Thor while beest prepares lunches, then beest to away hockey with Hector, dropping Hebe off at the home rink on the way so she can get a ride to her swim meet with another swimmer who also happens to play hockey...while Thor and I head to the airport to pick grandma up, give her a packed lunch and a cup of tea in a travel mug and take her to the swim meet, hopefully in time for the start.....

I'm thinking this isn't going to happen, but I have no idea what the alternative will look like. I want to watch Hebe Swim her first meet as a 13+

How did it work out?

Perry Winkle · 12-19-2010, 11:02 AM

I'm going to get fired. I'm having major motivational problems. I'm not doing incompetent work, just very little work at all.

There are no better prospects in this one horse town, and we have a lease that we can't get out of until next October.

Upside: I'm making epic progress on my own personal projects, but they probably won't bear enough fruit to put food on the table for another 6-12 months.

monster · 12-19-2010, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

How did it work out?

We finally heard from her. She's still there, back at the hotel....

So on the plus side I get to see Hebe's whole meet. although apparetly it's hot as Hades and twice as crowded in the bleachers.... time to change out of my hockey-mom triple layers!

Shawnee123 · 12-19-2010, 12:12 PM

Oh, the layers, the layers. Thank goodness for the layers. Glad you get to see the meet!

So when is her ETA?

TheMercenary · 12-19-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Is "people of color" what we are supposed to say now?

"I was talking to a person of color the other day..."
"I'll take a question from the gentlemen of color in the third row..."
"Excuse me, sir, of color, you dropped your wallet!"
"You know that guy, of color, that was at your office party?"
"My daughter's new boyfriend, of color, is very tall..."
"There were no actors, of color, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy..."

One thing is for sure, the term African American is not accurate anymore.

HungLikeJesus · 12-19-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I'm going to get fired. I'm having major motivational problems. I'm not doing incompetent work, just very little work at all.

There are no better prospects in this one horse town, and we have a lease that we can't get out of until next October.

Upside: I'm making epic progress on my own personal projects, but they probably won't bear enough fruit to put food on the table for another 6-12 months.

What kind of work are you doing?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-19-2010, 01:58 PM

Aren't you paying attention, he's growing fruit.

12-17-2010, 04:21 PM	#3062
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Is "people of color" what we are supposed to say now? "I was talking to a person of color the other day..." "I'll take a question from the gentlemen of color in the third row..." "Excuse me, sir, of color, you dropped your wallet!" "You know that guy, of color, that was at your office party?" "My daughter's new boyfriend, of color, is very tall..." "There were no actors, of color, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy..." __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

12-17-2010, 04:28 PM	#3063
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nae, it's not for conversation, just politically correct titles and banners. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-17-2010, 05:37 PM	#3064
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Ansel Adams was a master of of color and white photography. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-17-2010, 06:17 PM	#3065
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Got home from work to find that Della had chewed up a very important personal item of mine that was fairly new. Cam left the bedroom door open when he left, its supposed to be closed. For some reason Della has a tendency to behave bad when its left open, and yup, she did. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

12-17-2010, 06:20 PM	#3066
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	on the plus side, if you squeeze her in the right way, you could use her as a massaging pillow..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-18-2010, 06:44 PM	#3067
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	MIL due tomorrow. Flying from Heathrow. Currently closed. Wouldn't normally be irritating, but the kids' schedules tomorrow are a work of art (tapestry-style) and we do not need or want an uncertain airport time. Currently, It's me to hockey early morning with Thor while beest prepares lunches, then beest to away hockey with Hector, dropping Hebe off at the home rink on the way so she can get a ride to her swim meet with another swimmer who also happens to play hockey...while Thor and I head to the airport to pick grandma up, give her a packed lunch and a cup of tea in a travel mug and take her to the swim meet, hopefully in time for the start..... I'm thinking this isn't going to happen, but I have no idea what the alternative will look like. I want to watch Hebe Swim her first meet as a 13+ __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-19-2010, 11:02 AM	#3070
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I'm going to get fired. I'm having major motivational problems. I'm not doing incompetent work, just very little work at all. There are no better prospects in this one horse town, and we have a lease that we can't get out of until next October. Upside: I'm making epic progress on my own personal projects, but they probably won't bear enough fruit to put food on the table for another 6-12 months.

12-19-2010, 12:12 PM	#3072
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, the layers, the layers. Thank goodness for the layers. Glad you get to see the meet! So when is her ETA? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-19-2010, 01:58 PM	#3075
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Aren't you paying attention, he's growing fruit. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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