• Angel [any]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      I’ve heard people argue the whole “POC and colored person are the same because they sound similar!” thing, but it completely neglects the fact that whether a term is used derogatorily or not is more important for considering it a slur than just “how it sounds.” You’d seldom, if ever, hear people use POC as a slur, but colored person, like you said, has been used as such.

      • Antiwork [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        3 months ago

        Call people what they want to be called personally, but I’m not identifying all black anmericans and guessing who is and who is not a descendant of a slavery.