Message from discussion Political Correctness

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From: "Geno4321" <eugnefk...@fuse.net>
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Subject: Re: Political Correctness
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:16:02 -0400
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The term Man of Color came into use after the Civil War to replace the term 
Nigger.
In the 1960's the term Afro-American began to be used. Now this term is most 
commonly used.
Sadly Rascism is still a probl

"jingles" <mommab...@mail.com> wrote in message 
news:490b83ee_4@news.peopletelecom.com.au...
>I was watching a news report from the US yesterday and was surprised to 
>hear Obama described as a man of 'colour'.  Surely we are all people of one 
>colour or another...
>
> jingles
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