Everywhere it seems the term "people of color" is being used to describe anyone, and I mean anyone, who is not 100% lily white. One of my questions is, when did white stop being a color?

There are white clothes, white vehicles, heck there's even a white house. But "white" isn't included in the "people of color" color wheel.

It seems every "non-white" wants to embrace this stupid "people/person of color" label. And I know why. If you're able to attach this label to yourself, you're automatically going to be treated with kid gloves. But honestly, let's stop using the term "people" or "person" of color and call them what they really want to be treated as. Victims.

What do we call albinos now? People without color?

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Originally posted by mojojojo:

It seems every "non-white" wants to embrace this stupid "people/person of color" label.

I'm mostly on board with you, but I would not agree with "every 'non-white'." It's mainly those who want to draw a distinction.

Those non-Caucasians who are color-blind and are not seeking special treatment typically do not use this term.

Guess we’ve come full circle. I’m going back to colored people. I don’t have to use a preposition. I’m going for brevity.

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term "people of color"

Wouldn't that make them the verboten "colored people"?

Does that make the rest "people of absence of color"?

My guess it that about half of the people in this country prefer a political party that is based entirely on what category someone looks like and what ever they want to be (Female, Male, Goat, Tree, Whatever) at the time.

This is also the same political party that tells them that they are too stupid to obtain a photo ID, and for that they get a virtual lock on all of their votes.

The 'People of Color' is another play on words that they are good at. Universally identified as 'Democratic' as opposed to 'A Democrat' because it implies democracy to their side only, but that is something for a different thread.

People of Color...I refer to them as the 13%ers....
And someone needs to explain to me how 13% of the population thinks they can dictate to the other 87%

I want to know why disagreeing with a "person of color" makes one a racist.

Well, considering white contains all of the colors in the light spectrum, and black contains none, white people are the actual people of color.

Tribes, group rights. They override individual rights.

So, how will those who identify as a "person of color" respond to census:

- White
- Black or African American
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

An Ethiopian might have to think about it.

On the census they should have this and make people check a colored box:

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On the census they should have this and make people check a colored box

I'm one of those smart-asses who would check purple or green. Maybe blue.

They all seem very angry, so I prefer to call them
“People of Choler”.

What about Orange? They seem to have a problem with orange people...

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Originally posted by sjtill:
They all seem very angry, so I prefer to call them
“People of Choler”.

People of color = anyone except white people.

Diversity = anyone except white heterosexual males.

I'm a #FFA46F.

Call me EB3 or GB4 !

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Originally posted by Sig Dale:
People of Color...I refer to them as the 13%ers....
And someone needs to explain to me how 13% of the population thinks they can dictate to the other 87%

Because that 13% mostly votes enbloc . The other 87% are fractured .