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comment by goo
goo  ·  3173 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Do You Think Would Happen if Black People Began Arming Themselves?

The way I've been taught is how the words define you. There is a similar discussion about whether to say "disabled people" or "people with a disability."

The idea is, "people of colour" indicates you are a person first, and being coloured is a secondary feature. "Coloured people" indicates you are first defined as coloured, and as a person after the fact.