Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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      People of color yes, colored people, generally no. Small differences in words and language can change the meaning quite a bit. Here are some other examples:

      Japanese = OK. Jap = frowned upon at dinner.

      Homosexual = sure, have a blast. Homo = probably not ok to use in most cases.

      Jewish = fine. Fucking Jew = has a bit of a hostile connotation.

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        Colored was used on signs specifically to segregate POCs from whites, so that term especially has specific connotations of racism to it.

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            What a coincidence, that’s what my ex-wife called my…

            You know what, I’m not doing this. This isn’t reddit, it’s time to turn over a new leaf and make intellectual posts instead of a bunch of karma farming innuendo.