[Duffboy]

I have always wondered what the difference is between ,
" people of color', and, "colored people'.
One is PC and the other seems to be biased-according to liberals. I say 'huh' ?
I also wonder if a certain people of color, is an attempt to link to successful "people of color such as Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, etc.
PC causes libs to twist themselves into knots...as per the above.

[Tired of Taxes]

I also wonder if a certain people of color, is an attempt to link to successful "people of color such as Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, etc.

The term brings many different people under the "umbrella", making the "group" larger and more powerful.

When I was taking college courses - about 15 years ago - I remember a student rep walking into one of our classes to recruit specifically Asian students for some sort of special training and job interviews. There were both "white" and "black" students sitting in the class, and the rep just stood there with a straight face calling for "Asian students". One of the "white" students said, "That's racist."

Everyone who is quote-unquote "nonwhite" qualifies under "minority status".

For the record, my own children would qualify, which is precisely why I want those programs abolished. They can get ahead on their own talents, without the gov't's help.

[John Will]

What about White Latinos?
Are they white or minority?

[savedbygrace]

I think it's a matter of who's doing the naming.

My granny's generation in the South used the word "darkies". I wouldn't try that today, but on balance, the word itself isn't the problem, it's the meaning in the mind of the speaker/hearer that matters.

[DumpsterDiver]

I also wonder if a certain people of color, is an attempt to link to successful "people of color such as Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, etc.

Could be. In articles discussing illegal aliens from Mexico, they are frequently referred to as the Hispanic communty (or the Latino community) as if everyone in those "communities" are all the same.