Screw all you white people coming here griping about “PC B.S.!” You’re only O.K. with political correctness, when it’s convenient for you! You’re the first a-holes to bitch about political correctness, and then take offense when some black person calls you “whitey!” I don’t give a flying F that Tavis Smiley defended this person. Tavis Smiley doesn’t count, because he’s a self-loathing, Uncle Tom, black republican! Most black people can’t even stand Tavis Smiley! Black republicans always defend any form of racism from white people. And, Benedict Cumberbatch is a pig, and is living in the wrong century! Rarely is is just a “mistake” when people of a younger generation use the term “colored.” That asswipe Benedict Cumberbatch probably said it on purpose!
And, to the commenter above who said many blacks aren’t Americans: well a lot white people living in America aren’t American, either! So, shove it!
A lot of white commenters here are showing their white privilege. Let’s get something straight: white people don’t ever, ever, ever, get to decide what is offensive to minorities, PERIOD! It’s doesn’t matter if black commenters say they’re not offended, you don’t get to chime in, and pile on! STAY IN YOUR F’ING LANE! Tavis Smiley doesn’t speak for all black people, and neither do the black commenters here, who say they’re not offended. White people don’t get to use the NAACP as excuse to disrespect a black person, and call them “colored” to their face!
The NCAAP was founded by white people, and white people created the name. Just because the name hasn’t been changed, doesn’t mean it won’t be changed in the future. White people logic: “The NAACP says it’s O.K., and Tavis Smiley says it’s O.K., a few black commenters (out of the millions in America!) say they they’re not offended, so I can get away with it!” “Waaahhh! It’s not fair! Why can’t we turn the clock back, and call black people colored? The NAACP says it’s O.K.!” B.S.! I repeat, white people: stay in your lane!
I doubt many of the so-called “progressives” here who think it’s O.K. to call black people “colored” would be whining about political correctness, if a Native American Indian took offense to being called a “redskin.” All the resident racists here, such as “Mr. Comments,” can go eff themselves!