extremely scientific clicky poll

Miss.Modular

[poll]

Geekchick921

I say Black instead of African American because I'm lazy.  1 syllable vs. 7. 

pivey

Am I assuming the brown person you refer to is American? Huh? huh?

Miss.Modular

i am crossing my fingers and toes that someone says they use 'colored' 

 

i will die!!

Fish4Fun

LOL@"colored"

I remember getting yelled at once because I said "different colored people" in reference to a range of ethnicities because the word "colored" is apparently off-limits just because of its negative connotation to blacks.

TimingisEverything

Would you like us with unusual kid name spellings to answer this poll or would that mess it up for you?

labooshki

Not gonna lie...H has family that say colored. Makes me cringe every time. 

ridesbuttons

My dad used to say 'coloured'.  He was born in 1929 so I think he was trying to be 'correct', I can only imagine what words/terms his parents used, or what he generally heard in his youth.  I would always respond with: 'what colour were they?'.  He never changed though.

Snowy_Owl

Miss.Modular:

i am crossing my fingers and toes that someone says they use 'colored' 

 

i will die!!

You have now skewed your results - someone is going to pick colored just to make you freak.  Poll = dunzo.  YOU RUINED IT!

Hi725

I use black. I was told by a Haitian friend that she can't stand it when people refer to her as African American because she isn't from Africa. Apparently it happens to her a lot and she finds it insulting.

Pumpkin111

ridesbuttons:

My dad used to say 'coloured'.  He was born in 1929 so I think he was trying to be 'correct', I can only imagine what words/terms his parents used, or what he generally heard in his youth.  I would always respond with: 'what colour were they?'.  He never changed though.

I heard my grandma say that when I was a little girl and had no clue what she was talkng about.. proceeded to do the "But Why?" After each of her attempts to explain.. I don't think I ever heard her say that again. 

Lerxie

Crazy Mouth Breather co-worker said "colored" one time and I tried to gently explain that it was inappropriate. She then says "But what am I supposed to call them?!" all indignant like.

When I told her that "black" or "african american" were acceptable, she said "If I was black I would be so pissed if someone disrespected me by calling me black."  Uh. Ok.

WTF FACE x 100000