Opinion of the term "Colored" (user search)
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Question: Thoughts on "Colored"
#1
Terrible! Racist! Shame!		  
#2
Makes me squeamish.		  
#3
Borderline, but acceptable.		  
#4
I use it all the time!		  
#5
It's spelt "Coloured"		  
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« on: October 06, 2011, 01:51:43 PM »
My grandmother, who died in 2010, was probably the last person to use it frequently without any irony or negative connotation. Any so it reminds me of her. It's funny how language changes throughout the years.
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