Re: Picked on the wrong bloke!
Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 5:45 pm
[quote]May i ask why it seems so wrong to describe someone as Brown?.[/quote]
Do you know anyone who prefers to be called brown?
You've no problem with being labelled 'white', sure, but how about 'pinky'? You're not exactly white, after all (if you are, go see a doctor). And I've never seen a black (in a literal sense) person either. We as a society choose what's acceptable and what isn't. 'Pinky' and 'brown' aren't acceptable. Simple really.
Do you know anyone who prefers to be called brown?
You've no problem with being labelled 'white', sure, but how about 'pinky'? You're not exactly white, after all (if you are, go see a doctor). And I've never seen a black (in a literal sense) person either. We as a society choose what's acceptable and what isn't. 'Pinky' and 'brown' aren't acceptable. Simple really.