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Ray P
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Ray P asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 6 years ago

Why is it non PC to refer to people as 'coloured' but OK to use 'white'?

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  • 6 years ago

    Imagine a plain white paper. Now paint half of the paper with a blue crayon. Which side of the paper would you refer to as the coloured side?

  • Ray P
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Omar, the blue half is coloured, the other half was already white. My point is that I am not white, I am flesh coloured, we are all coloured.

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