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Now thatās an apology.
I have a unease with the term ācoloredā. My father was born in Southern Arkansas during the Jim Crow era and always referred to himself, or other Black folk, as ācoloredā.
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I forgive him but then again, Iām not the one he may have offended directly. āPeople of colorā and "colored peopleā are taken as two different ways of communicating perspective in todayās lexicon.
In any case, his apology sounds sincere as I read his statement. It helps that he called himself an idiot too for letting his mouth run ahead of his thoughts. Weāve all been there.
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This is the āpoliteā term my grandmother used to use for black folks. Not that it makes any difference, and what an awesome apology, but perhaps he meant to say people of color.
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I would let those that are offended make the decision that they are offended rather than be outraged on behalf of blacks or African Americans or whatever the current PC term of art is currently.
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I agree.
I should have written ādirectly or indirectlyāā¦
This is how you apologize for saying something offensive. None of the āIām sorry if anyone was offended by my unintentional blah blah blahā that you tend to get from conservative public figures.
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This is the first Iām actually hearing about this, but I agree. It would bother me if someone referred to me as ācoloredā, but my grandfather until his death in 1997 referred to himself and his children and grand children as Negro or colored.
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Note to right-wing misanthropic shit-eating weasels: THIS is what a sincere apology looks like.
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An actual apology, a gifted actor, and amazing not just only for the first two āHobbitā screen credits as āThe Necromancerāā¦
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Oy vey iz mir. But upon reading his apology I tend to believe he is sincere although a bit out of touch
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Some things with older generations just stick like glue.
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I was going to use those exact words. The man is talented and gracious.
Iām a little surprised that a younger person used this outdated term. I was born in 1950 and ācoloredā was the polite term to use if you needed to refer to an African American. Personally Iāve had to adjust my vocabulary a few times over the years. Carlin did a bit back in the 70s in which he said, āYears ago a white person might have a black say, Who you callinā Black?ā Now itās ,āHey, who you callinā Colored?ā.
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people of colour.
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He is going to be Stephen Strange! (Doctor Strange for those who donāt read comic books)
I didnāt realize he was the Necromancerā¦kinda funny Sherlock got in the same movie with Watson.
And he is amazing in Sherlock.
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The Imitation Game was one of the best films Iāve seen this year. And his Sherlock Holmes on PBS was terrific. Of course heās sensitive enough to apologize but where are the apologies from those who use āNigrasā without thinking twice.
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Iām just not clear itās a firing offense to forget that ācoloredā isnāt good, but āof colorā is just fine.
Seems like a distinction without much of a difference except for those who speak in ācodeā and maybe his role as a code-breaker got to himā¦
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My late father-in-law whom I donāt miss once used āniggersā out loud in a restaurant and heads turned. It was very embarrassing for all concerned except him of course.
Anyone watched the 3rd āHobbitā yetā¦Is Cumberbach any more than a few seconds of fog, flame and semi-distorted sound effect in ā5 Armiesā? Such a deal, compliments to his agent!