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rant on the term "people of color"
Khaz:
i believe the main purpose of the term is instead of just saying blacks, mexicans, middle eastern, and asian all in one sentence, "POC" is used for convenience, especially on twitter or if someone is just too lazy to name all the ethnic groups. to me that isn't necessarily a bad thing imo.
otto-san:
--- Quote from: ultimamax on September 12, 2017, 10:06:30 PM ---structural white supremacy
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why do we love giving political concepts scary names like that. it's like the stark opposite to a glittering generality, it's so objectively emotionally unappealing that anyone who doesn't understand the term conceptually just thinks you're crazy for suggesting something so scary-sounding exists
Juncoph:
--- Quote from: Khaz on September 12, 2017, 10:13:58 PM ---i believe the main purpose of the term is instead of just saying blacks, mexicans, middle eastern, and asian all in one sentence, "POC" is used for convenience, especially on twitter or if someone is just too lazy to name all the ethnic groups. to me that isn't necessarily a bad thing imo.
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"minorities" is already a word
Khaz:
--- Quote from: Juncoph on September 12, 2017, 10:20:03 PM ---"minorities" is already a word
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well yeah that can be an alternative word for it i guess.
however minorities in some cases is a broader term though and can refer to a lot more than just race
Juncoph:
--- Quote from: Khaz on September 12, 2017, 10:22:22 PM ---well yeah that can be an alternative word for it i guess.
however minorities is a broader term though and can refer to a lot more than just race
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"racial minorities"