Overheard a conversation

[saintkiptanui]

In the bookies today, an old boy described another man as coloured, I felt shocked, should I have said something to him??

[chrisobee]

Depends really on the context, why did he feel the need to say that ? Generally though I would say something yes.

[saintkiptanui]

The man in question had his face painted green.

[Dog]

The man in question had his face painted green.

 

Did he have ripped jeans?

[saintkiptanui]

No, he had flinstones jeans on.

[chrisobee]

The man in question had his face painted green.

 

Was he Irish and thought it was St Patrick's Day ?

[saintkiptanui]

I think he was celebrating national sweet corn day.

[Whitey Grandad]

It's not the current politically-correct terminology, which I believe is 'black', but 'coloured used to be the preferred usage. For goodness's sake, why does anyone have to keep on about anybody's skin colour? It is as important as the colour of their hair or the colour of their eyes. Even on BBC radio they cannot have a guest without mentioning their colour. What matter the colour of a man's skin, so long as his heart be true?

[St Landrew]

Erm... Whitey Grandad , I think Skip was being TMS-like, in a Lounge zone.

[saintkiptanui]

I was being deadly serious, face painted people are humans likes the rest of us.

[St Landrew]

I was being deadly serious, face painted people are humans likes the rest of us.

Indeed they are.

[Saint in Paradise]

I was being deadly serious, face painted people are humans likes the rest of us.

 

 

But they must have lost their mind to do that ? so as you intimated on another thread "Off with their heads"

[Whitey Grandad]

Erm... Whitey Grandad , I think Skip was being TMS-like, in a Lounge zone.

Wasted on me, far too subtle. The name comes from my grandchildren and refers to my hair, what's left of it, and distinguishes me from the other grandad who has dark hair, and possibly more of it.

Edited 30 April, 2010 by Whitey Grandad

[scotty]

Wasted on me, far too subtle. The name comes from my grandchildren and refers to my hair, wha'ts left of it, and distinguishes me from the other grandad who has dark hair, and possibly more of it.

 

You're clearly the saints fan then, if you have white hair

[Whitey Grandad]

You're clearly the saints fan then, if you have white hair

The colour just sort of... drained out of it.

[Smirking_Saint]

In the bookies today, an old boy described another man as coloured, I felt shocked, should I have said something to him??

 

Have you phoned the police ?? Liberals ?? THE MAIL ???

[Jimmy_D]

In the bookies today, an old boy described another man as coloured, I felt shocked, should I have said something to him??

 

The older generation consider 'coloured' to be less offensive than 'black' and so they were probably using the less offensive term as they saw it. Likewise, an older person may find being called black more offensive than being called coloured.

 

'Tis relatively recently that it's changed to black being the politically correct term, and just because it's now politically correct doesn't mean the older generation will suddenly like it if they didn't before (although some will...) tricky business...

[hamster]

The older generation consider 'coloured' to be less offensive than 'black' and so they were probably using the less offensive term as they saw it. Likewise, an older person may find being called black more offensive than being called coloured.

 

'Tis relatively recently that it's changed to black being the politically correct term, and just because it's now politically correct doesn't mean the older generation will suddenly like it if they didn't before (although some will...) tricky business...

 

Ageist!