• baines@lemmy.cafe
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      2 months ago

      currently the us is in the late 50s and quickly heading to the early 30s

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      Just so you know, the phrase you’re thinking of as historic and racist is “colored people”. People of Color is a more modern example of people-first language that has been broadly accepted as politically correct. Admittedly, at face value it seems like a very minor difference, but the historical context of a slur is 90% of the problem a lot of the time, so here we are.