Yet, modern self references to “people of color”, “women of color”, etc., is somehow less offensive? Yeah sure.
Jeebers, in my lifetime, “colored”, “Negro”, “Afro American”, “Black”, “African American” “people of color” have all been rotated through.
Just pick one and stick to it, I say.
Can’t use gender either. Unless you’re referring to the White Man, or Cracker.
“Just pick one and stick to it, I say.”
Black folks simply say ‘black’ and have so my whole life. Good enough for me.