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| Topic | 'Colored babies' remark was 'slip of the tongue' claims Republican lawmaker |
| JigsawTDC 03/13/21 6:15:03 PM #37: | SKARDAVNELNATE posted... 40 years later i don't think anyone remembers why it was offensive. Does the book happen to explain that? Just because you don't know something doesn't mean no one remembers why something is offensive. Don't project your ignorance onto others. Anyway, the book doesn't, but I think for any of us that paid attention in our high school U.S. history courses we remember that "colored" was what black folks were commonly referred to as by white folks during the Jim Crow era of segregation. Just look at images from the time with all the signs labeling "whites only" vs. "coloreds only" or "no coloreds". The phrase recalls the trauma of the era. Here's an article from the BBC going more in depth for you: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-30999175 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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