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Originally Posted by jemjey
innately? nothing.
but why describe someone like that if it offends them? just because "there's nothing wrong with it"?
Not sure where you're getting me thinking there's something wrong with any skin colour. re-read?
I'm just saying, if someone gets offended when you describe them by the colour of their skin, why do it? either that's the first/only thing you notice about people, or you're just an insensitive prick. either way, I'd rather just say, "hey that guy with the glasses" or "that girl with the black hair in a ponytail" or how about "that guy wearing blue shoes" etc etc.
You can say whatever you want. I'm not telling you what's right or wrong.
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Let's say, for example, I'm sitting in a bar with another person and I notice, say, Dave Chapelle sitting on the other side of the room. I say to my friend, "Hey. That's Dave Chapelle." And Let's say my friend had never heard of him and asks, "Which one's Chapelle?" And I say, "He's the Black dude in the red shirt." Do you honestly think Dave Chapelle or any other Black person would be offended or insulted by that little back and forth between my friend and I?