Comments on: In Defense of Lindsay Lohan

By: raven

raven — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:12:16 +0000

liz u need help forreal, the way ur speaking i wud think you are a racist

By: Dominique

Dominique — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:34 +0000

I think I’m done with this site

By: Dominique

Dominique — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:53:54 +0000

Only ignorant people say “coloured” and think its okay and justify others for doing it too. If you have no place commenting on the issue, then…just don’t! Mmmkay?

By: liz

liz — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:24:46 +0000

vinandi-
god damn right..
there’s no reason for WHITE people to face racism either.
jealous?

By: Vinandi

Vinandi — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:37:09 +0000

@ Liz

Spoken like a white woman who has never faced racsim before and therefore can not truly understand what it means to be discriminated aganist!

@ Racheal- Egyptians are not classed as caucasians but as Arabs! and most Africans are black!

By: You Guys are so smart!!!!!!!!

You Guys are so smart!!!!!!!! — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:48:31 +0000

The word colored is a word that I only hear old women use when they talk about the good ol days. just say I’m black. Thank you!

By: liz

liz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:45:18 +0000

rachael-
thank you. you put exactly what i was thinking into words. and especially thank you for stating about how the term “colored” WAS derogatory in ANOTHER GENERATION.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:17:24 +0000

i personally don’t like how Obama is categorized as “African American” like his decent is only of Africa, He is mixed. he came out of a Caucasian woman, and i think people discount that too much. i find the term “colored” more appropriate for this reason, then “Black” which seems to represent people of strictly African decent. i am not taking into account that some people may feel the that the word “colored” is derogatory for historical reasons that were not of my generation.

is the term Malado derogatory? doesn’t it mean mixed caucasian and African heritage?

On a side note, my husband is Caucasian and African at the same time, hes Egyptian and there for falls under the definition of Caucasian but his country is part of Africa, so to say someone of African decent has to be what most would reefer to as “Black” is not at all true. My husband looks more Greek or Italian then he does Kenyan. The same would apply for most of the African countries that boarder the Mediterranean and Red seas.

By: liz

liz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:36:05 +0000

erin-
hahaha yeah and that happened how long ago. please.
it’s time to MOVE ON.

By: quirkygirlkitten

quirkygirlkitten — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:56:16 +0000

@erin: i love that…kind of like a box of crayons! in any case i find it really strange that lindsay would use the word “colored”. seriously, i haven’t heard that word used by anyone under 60. i’m willing to bet she said or meant person of color. as for the terms it is hard to know what will offend and what won’t. i just say black, white or biracial.

@liz: of course you wouldn’t be offended at being called white or honkey, because neither of those terms carries the weight of lynchings, slavery etc with it. don’t be daft.

By: liz

liz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:39:12 +0000

vinandi-
never did i say white people shouldn’t be called peach or fake n bake. i simply said whats next with the limitations we have when referring to someone’s race or color or whatever.
i know definitely thought that if someone were to call me white or pink or even a honkey or cracker i wouldn’t take offense to that because i’m secure enough with myself that i know i am not anything but what i refer to myself as (warm ivory..duh)
and if anyone did want to refer to me as something that is not politically correct then so be it. freedom of speech anyone?

By: alex

alex — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:52:45 +0000

I live in the UK and I don’t think that to call someone coloured is offensive, but then I suppose (as has been pointed out) it’s all about the intent rather than the words. Lindsay and Daniel are obviously using ‘coloured’ in a positive context… To harp on about words as offensive, when the meanings and the connotations they have are constantly changing seems to be rather endless. pointless even.