[LeatherTrumpet]

I thought black was a colour?


And who decided specifically (name please) that the term coloured was now not to be used?

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• Benedict Cumberbatch called black people 'coloured' on show Travis Smiley
• He was hitting out at lack of opportunities for black British actors in UK
• His use of 'outmoded' racial terminology sparked outrage among viewers
• 38-year-old Oscar nominee said: 'I'm devastated to have caused offense'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3Q8TvWSWn

[Niamh.]

Oh my daughter loves him, can't wait to get home and tell her he's a big racist now

[JoshBB]

?? I've never thought "coloured" or "black" were racist at all, they are surely mere descriptors.. and he also meant no harm therefore why are people so offended? Surely even if he used a word thought to be racist it would be his intentions behind it and not the word (the 'sound') itself which we assign definitions to

[Nedusa]

Any excuse to be offended from the big chip on the shoulder brigade.....





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[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh my daughter loves him, can't wait to get home and tell her he's a big racist now

Love the picture from father Ted..... One of my favourite episodes.

[kirklancaster]

The world's gone stark staring bonkers.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

Love the picture from father Ted..... One of my favourite episodes.

[Shaun]

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that 'coloured' is a dated word...

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that 'coloured' is a dated word...

I read that in Denmark Black is a nono and everyone uses coloured

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that 'coloured' is a dated word...

Yeah me too but tbf I think his intentions were good

[smudgie]

it changes all the tine I suppose.
My nephew was of mixed race when he was born, now he is apparently dual heritage

I think when someone is being interviewed and is obviously the opposite of a racist it should be easy enough to understand.

[arista]

He said sorry fast

[Nedusa]

Wtf do we say then.....

Black, Non white, Coloured, absence of Coloured, dark, very dark, ebony, coal coloured, outer space colour, onyx, charcoal, grey, taupe, slate, noir , phthalo


They all mean pretty much the same........ Black

So why take offence when none is intended.





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[Locke.]

Should be pointed out that he was actually speaking up for black actors not getting enough opportunities in the UK when he used the term.

He said: "I think as far as coloured actors go, it gets really different in the UK, and a lot of my friends have had more opportunities here [in the US] than in the UK, and that's something that needs to change.

"Something's gone wrong, we're not representative enough in our culture of different races and that really does need to step up a pace."

Following the interview, Cumberbatch was praised for the sentiment of his argument, but also criticised for using the outdated phrase.

In a statement, the Oscar nominee said: "I'm devastated to have caused offence by using this outmoded terminology. I offer my sincere apologies.

"I make no excuse for my being an idiot and know the damage is done."

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[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah me too but tbf I think his intentions were good

Oh yeah I know, I saw an article about David Oyelewo (I gather he's the topic of this 'row' after he was snubbed of an Oscar nomination) defending him as well.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Locke.

Should be pointed out that he was actually speaking up for black actors not getting enough opportunities in the UK when he used the term.

Yeah people need to gain a little perspective, he didn't mean to cause offense and certainly didn't want to be seen as racist, he was being the complete opposite

[LeatherTrumpet]

why is coloured now no good?

Tiger woods called himself a "brown dude" the other day - which is more accurate than black

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

why is coloured now no good?

Tiger woods called himself a "brown dude" the other day - which is more accurate than black

A load of Activist have Padlocked it.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

his face offends me

[Toy Soldier]

Not sure why something being outdated suddenly makes it racist? It's not like it's "the N word" which was mostly used as a slur and so obviously is not acceptable... "Coloured" is just "old fashioned", I don't really understand why it's supposedly offensive. As far as I know, the word hasn't really been used in a derogatory context in the past?

If anything, looking at it logically, "black" should be offensive! Very few black people are even close to having a skin tone that is actually "black"... it sort of seems like a massive generalisation to me... to say that just because someone has a darker skin tone they are "black" sort of sounds a bit racist

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Not sure why something being outdated suddenly makes it racist? It's not like it's "the N word" which was mostly used as a slur and so obviously is not acceptable... "Coloured" is just "old fashioned", I don't really understand why it's supposedly offensive. As far as I know, the word hasn't really been used in a derogatory context in the past?

If anything, looking at it logically, "black" should be offensive! Very few black people are even close to having a skin tone that is actually "black"... it sort of seems like a massive generalisation to me... to say that just because someone has a darker skin tone they are "black" sort of sounds a bit racist

yeah but white people aren't really white either or all the same skin colour

[letmein]

"Colored" has been a slur since the mid 20th century. 99.9% of people are aware of the fact.

[Mystic Mock]

Tbf he didn't seem to mean it offensively so people should let it go imo.

[Tom4784]

He was silly to use that word but it's stupid to get upset over it when he was criticizing the business for it's marginalization of black people. People truly look for reasons to be offended these days.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

He was silly to use that word but it's stupid to get upset over it when he was criticizing the business for it's marginalization of black people. People truly look for reasons to be offended these days.

Well exactly... he went out of his way to make a statement that is the exact opposite of racism, and was blasted for not using the right word. It's a bit of a joke, really. People will simply stop speaking up at all for fear of accidentally getting it wrong - and then they'll be branded racist for "not saying anything".