Donald Polish
VIP Member
A serious question to you.
I always thought that the term "people of color" was offensive due to its usage and the fact that it treated being white as the default state, but the politically correct term for black people (and to a lesser degree Hispanic people and Asians and various other minorities.) is people of color, often shortened to PoC. To me, the term still carries the implication that white is the default and it's close enough to "colored people" that I don't see how it is that far of a disconnect from the usage. I understand the concept of "person first" language but it still seems like the difference between calling someone who has mental handicaps "a retarded person" and calling them "a person who is retarded."
I always thought that the term "people of color" was offensive due to its usage and the fact that it treated being white as the default state, but the politically correct term for black people (and to a lesser degree Hispanic people and Asians and various other minorities.) is people of color, often shortened to PoC. To me, the term still carries the implication that white is the default and it's close enough to "colored people" that I don't see how it is that far of a disconnect from the usage. I understand the concept of "person first" language but it still seems like the difference between calling someone who has mental handicaps "a retarded person" and calling them "a person who is retarded."