The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #70373   Message #3841681
Posted By: GUEST,Tunesmith
26-Feb-17 - 10:07 AM
Thread Name: Opinions: Old Black Joe
Subject: RE: Opinions: Old Black Joe
Talking about offensive/un-pc words.
I understood that to refer to black people as "colored" was considered offensive but I've heard lots of American blacks refer to themselves as "people of color".
Now, what the heck is the difference between " colored" and "people of color"?