Another Friday update! WhAAAAT?

When Lindsay Lohan (a supporter of Barack Obama) used the word “colored” to describe our current president during last year’s election season, she was roundly criticized for it… but Carla Sims, communication director for the D.C. branch of the NAACP, came to her defense, saying, “The term ‘colored’ is not derogatory. [The NAACP] chose the word ‘colored’ because it was the most positive description commonly used at that time. It’s outdated and antiquated but not offensive.” Well go call Al Sharpton “colored” and see what kind of reaction you get. Sims obviously said that because they’re just too lazy to change their name.

How many of you knew that while colored had always meant to refer to black people and has an arguably negative connotation… people of color means, more generally, “non-white” and is a term of pride? I only know because I’m one of these “people of color”, and only then because my cousin mentioned it once like 20 years ago. Anyway it’s questionable enough that we call white people white and black people black, but to say that everyone has “color” except for whites… ha ha sucks to be you white people.

Lastly, it’s lucky that there’s no more bans on interracial marriage because otherwise my (Caucasian) wife and her two sisters would be in big trouble, as they’ve all either married or are about to marry dudes of color.