"a coloured lass"?
When you say "fairly recently" do you mean "the 1970s"?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:30, 2 replies)

See also "a bit dusky".

( 4Q just lurking, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:48, closed)

Fair play to him
He's standing up for someone's right to knock up a coloured lass and have a dusky child. The prick.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:59, closed)

"Knock up" - a term so offensive that they made a feel-good family film called "Knocked Up". Not pejorative.

"Coloured" - "Person of Color" is recognised as a worthy term. "Coloured" is less of a mouthful. I would contend that they equate to the same thing (and so, presumably, would NAACP). Arguably pejorative if you squint a bit and look at it funny, but certainly not intended as such.

"Lass" - in common usage. No worse than "lad", which I mentioned a little later in the same line. Not pejorative.

"Dusky" - would have been in air quotes if I did such things. In any case, just google it - you seem to be the only person who cares. Not pejorative.

Prick.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 22:48, closed)

No, within the last year. If you're moaning about my use of the word 'coloured' - well, I genuinely mean no offence by it whatsoever, and employ it purely because I've never met the girl in question and thus know neither her exact shade, nor what its correct name might be on the Dulux colour wheel. However, the fact of it being "not white" was reasonably important to the story.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:49, closed)

Dulux do "Dusky Wog" in matt emulsion
You should do your research in future.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:53, closed)

Dulux? You fucking povo.
It's all about Farrow and Ball's "Whiff of Arab" and "not so much black as mucky looking".
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 24 Feb 2013, 19:28, closed)

So you never bothered to ask what colour she was cos they're all the same to you?

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 22:55, closed)

He's a blind
You insensitive bastard
(Ronnie Spleen MMMMNEURRGH I AM A GAY SPAZ AND I LOVE IT UP MY BU, Thu 21 Feb 2013, 23:50, closed)

I think 'non-white' was probably your best bet.
Rather than talking about 'exact shades' and 'colour wheels' and generally sounding like my nan.
( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 10:01, closed)

I referred to her as "coloured" - which is, you'll note, not a million miles away from 'non-white' (the only difference being that it discounts #000-style pitch black). Hands were wrung, cretinous condemnation was made, so I pointed out that I couldn't be any more precise if I wanted to (which I wouldn't) - and any less precise would have been meaningless. From this, you seem to have concluded that I habitually go around measuring everyone's tone with a colour wheel. This is not the case.

'People of Color' is the preferred American term. Granted, I'm not American - but if it's fine with them, I'm inclined to view it as fairly neutral. It's supposed to be a unifying, inclusive thing - Wikipedia says,

"People of color was introduced as a preferable replacement to both non-white and minority... because it frames the subject positively; non-white defines people in terms of what they are not (white)."

Perhaps I was wrong to have casually regarded "coloured" and "people of colour" as much the same thing. Again, I offer heartfelt apologies and reassurances as to my intentions to anyone genuinely offended by my words. But the rent-a-mob moaning spastics can go and get fucked.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 25 Feb 2013, 0:21, closed)

Hahaha. Splendid. It's like you can almost see success on the horizon but the rest of your body is determined to crash headlong back into failure.
www.b3ta.com/questions/lolbigots/post1873922
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 25 Feb 2013, 17:15, closed)

Oh, it must be dull o'clock. How's that 'ignore' working out for you, you tedious twat?
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Mon 25 Feb 2013, 17:28, closed)

Relax, calling people 'coloured' doesn't make you sound racist, just incredibly old and out of touch.
Just like everything else that you post.
( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 0:44, closed)

That's a relief.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 0:50, closed)

The deeper sadness is that she's not even nearly old enough to use her age as an excuse.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 8:17, closed)

My wife calls herself "coloured"
cos that's the accepted term in her native South Africa. I'm British, so it makes me cringe every time. :)
( teedyay, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 0:54, closed)

I'm still confused as to why People Of Colour is considered any less offensive than 'coloured'. I will never understand these overly PC people.
(Avnas dosh!, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 1:17, closed)

I can see how politics and correctness could be difficult areas for you.
If only there were an easily accessible online resource you could use to lessen your ignorance?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 8:15, closed)