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Generic Brad

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48. My daughter calls herself a person of color all the time

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:23 PM

Nov 2021

I'm caucasian, my wife is Japanese. That makes our daughter half Asian. She has been referring to herself as a person of color for years. She nearly has her PhD, so I will defer to her to call it correctly.

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How is Michelle Wu a person of color? [View all] malaise Nov 2021 OP

I thought Asian-Americans were considered "people of color." spooky3 Nov 2021 #1

Asians, Islanders and indigenous are POC as well AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #2

Can you cite the definition you are using? Effete Snob Nov 2021 #3

I was curious about that too Skittles Nov 2021 #4

How is anyone a person of color, given we're all varied shades of brown? . . . Journeyman Nov 2021 #5

As per wiki lapucelle Nov 2021 #6

TY! Cha Nov 2021 #33

I know Asian Americans have long been considered non-white. Here's what Wikipedia says... hlthe2b Nov 2021 #7

Because Asians aren't caucasian budkin Nov 2021 #8

Some Hispanic/Latino people are Caucasian madville Nov 2021 #28

According to Wikipedia, totodeinhere Nov 2021 #38

My understanding of a "person of color" is anyone who is not considered white or Caucasian In It to Win It Nov 2021 #9

How is she not? Geechie Nov 2021 #10

Goes to show how dumb labels get. LakeArenal Nov 2021 #11

Agree nt Chille Nov 2021 #13

Dumb labels for sure malaise Nov 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2021 #20

It's a way Chille Nov 2021 #12

As an Asian, I grew up being taught that my skin color is yellow. Claustrum Nov 2021 #14

Is your skin color yellow? No - it is not malaise Nov 2021 #21

and mine AIN't white, elleng Nov 2021 #37

It's really messed up malaise Nov 2021 #40

Calling a person of Asian decent "yellow" is a slur, is it not? n/t totodeinhere Nov 2021 #39

Depends on how you apply "divide and conquer"... TygrBright Nov 2021 #15

Like you I find this a little weird. DURHAM D Nov 2021 #16

You nailed it malaise Nov 2021 #24

Oh ... ok dweller Nov 2021 #17

'Not white,' I guess. elleng Nov 2021 #18

She's Asian-American n/t malaise Nov 2021 #26

Yes. elleng Nov 2021 #27

It's all Effed up malaise Nov 2021 #29

Sure is. elleng Nov 2021 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2021 #30

How is she not? Devil Child Nov 2021 #22

TThere is absolutely no one in Asia who would use malaise Nov 2021 #32

My daughter calls herself a person of color all the time Generic Brad Nov 2021 #48

Michelle Wu was elected to office in Boston Devil Child Nov 2021 #60

But she isn't IN Asia. She is an Asian who is in the US and a Citizen of the US . JI7 Nov 2021 #64

Definitions: muriel_volestrangler Nov 2021 #23

That's pretty good malaise Nov 2021 #25

This is a good example BGBD Nov 2021 #31

I do not think this is an argument anyone on our side should be starting Sympthsical Nov 2021 #35

This is not about differences among non-whites malaise Nov 2021 #42

People go with what they're told. Sympthsical Nov 2021 #44

Maybe I'll never understand color descriptions of fellow human beings malaise Nov 2021 #50

Ok, but do you still want use of PoC or not? Sympthsical Nov 2021 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Nov 2021 #56

I don't use it but that's cultural malaise Nov 2021 #57

I don't think it was made up by white people JanMichael Nov 2021 #45

As a replacement for the yellow, black, brown etc - right? malaise Nov 2021 #53

As a replacement for the yellow, black, brown etc - right? malaise Nov 2021 #54

I agree with that. Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #47

I agree with you malaise Nov 2021 #59

Eh, "POC" is kind of common use to mean "Nonwhite". Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #61

She's not anglo/caucasian/white bluecollar2 Nov 2021 #36

I was listening to Dean Obeidallah phylny Nov 2021 #41

Indeed malaise Nov 2021 #43

And the Germans in world war II thought Slavs were basically animals. JanMichael Nov 2021 #49

Profound point malaise Nov 2021 #51

This is a psyop to create division among different PoC groups underthematrix Nov 2021 #46

The question is a few steps back. ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #55

Ding ding we have a winner n/t malaise Nov 2021 #58

And a losing strategy. I think people are getting sick of the labels attached to everyone. SMC22307 Nov 2021 #63

A dictionary definition Locutusofborg Nov 2021 #62