Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        So if you already thought that the accepted phrase today was “People of Color,” then what was the purpose of asking that question?

        • @YoBuckStopsHere
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          01 year ago

          Progressives change the name of the cohort every few years, I was just checking.

          • @Laticauda
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            21 year ago

            “coloured people” has never been a preferred term, it’s always been viewed as racist, on account of how popular it is with racists.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            Does that mean you’re opposed to calling people how they state they prefer to be called because you perceive it as a progressive ploy and you don’t like progressives?

              • @[email protected]
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                -31 year ago

                Then what makes you believe that it’s “progressives” that are responsible for changing the “name of the cohort every few years?”

                • @YoBuckStopsHere
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                  21 year ago

                  It’s been one of the traits of the movement since the 1970s.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    11 year ago

                    What if progressives are just more accepting of the notion that groups of people should be able to decide what they like to be called?