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Person of colour is not specific enough. How about person of White colour, Black colour, Brown colour, yellow colour?
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- Anonymous1 year agoFavorite Answer
It is specific enough. It means "not treated as white by racists". A such it can include whiteskinned jews, arabs, turks, miscellaneous mediterraneans and irish people
- KherovaLv 71 year ago
I think it is more a way of saying 'not white,' in way that seems less overtly racist. If it is being used, the person really means 'not white, but I really don't want to or can't be more specific than that.' Colors are just made up descriptors anyway. If you want specificity, there are better ways to describe people.