Honestly what’s the difference? There is none. “Of colour” vs “coloured” ... my god it’s the definition of a distinction without a difference and just another cudgel to hit white people and non-kneelers with.
Technically, they believe that saying "person of" in front of the classifications is "person-first" language, which conveys proper respect for the ultimate value of the person who is being classified.
Of course, we're not speaking fucking Latin, so positional meaning isn't really the same. In English, you can reorder words much more frequently without appreciably altering meaning.
Plainly: this particular dynamic is just a trap for catching and destroying older conservatives.
If people first language was actually important they’d implement it for everybody. Person of Asian decent, person of whiteness, person who’s ancestors lived in America before people of whiteness arrived, etc... You never see this kind of language because it doesn’t matter.
Honestly what’s the difference? There is none. “Of colour” vs “coloured” ... my god it’s the definition of a distinction without a difference and just another cudgel to hit white people and non-kneelers with.
Technically, they believe that saying "person of" in front of the classifications is "person-first" language, which conveys proper respect for the ultimate value of the person who is being classified.
Of course, we're not speaking fucking Latin, so positional meaning isn't really the same. In English, you can reorder words much more frequently without appreciably altering meaning.
Plainly: this particular dynamic is just a trap for catching and destroying older conservatives.
If people first language was actually important they’d implement it for everybody. Person of Asian decent, person of whiteness, person who’s ancestors lived in America before people of whiteness arrived, etc... You never see this kind of language because it doesn’t matter.
"Colored" was used to mark things for blacks during segregation.
Colored
So I can actually understand the dislike of it.
Wow, downvoting a verifiable fact. This place is officially full of retards.
So then why say people of color if it’s so offensive?