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You give me too much credit. I am not the arbiter of what is acceptable or not. But this is one I have long agreed with, as would any decent person.
Referring to someone as "colored" has been a faux pas since at least the early 1970s. About the same time "negro" went out of fashion.
It is not a question of PC, which I loathe btw. Stop for a moment and think about the implication of referring to someone as colored. Really, think about it.
It is actually a question of PC -- it is not universally accepted among the English-speaking world that "colored" is offensive, nor is it exactly an objective fact that "colored" is offensive. It's a cultural affectation and to call someone a bigot who is not aware of its taboo status in this particular corner of the English-speaking world and has no particular reason to be aware of it is unfair and classless.
Are there still any places in the US today where people of color had better not go for safety reasons?
Of course. It's unsafe to wander into the roadway, for example, or upon train tracks.
What I'm wondering, who isn't "a person of color?" Even if you accept this blatantly, obviously wrong idea that caucasians are 'white', white is indeed a color.
U.S. has grown more diverse, but park visitors remain overwhelmingly white.
The National Park system is often called “America’s Best Idea,†but according to a new report, it remains more like terra incognita for many people of color.
Oh please, are you trying to turn the term "colored" into the new "n" word or what?
Perhaps we should fund a massive campaign of public service announcements so everyone can keep up with the politcally correct term of the day.
You think you're making a joke but I'll bet in short time, there WILL be such campaigns! Our society has gotten so incredibly stupid with the victim/PC crap.
Well, for marketing people, it matters . . . b/c figuring out WHY some event or place does or does not appeal to various groups means figuring out how to target them for marketing, in order to increase their participation.
More participation = more revenue.
I don't recall ever paying an admission fee at any National Park.
YMMV....
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