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Political Correctness
This is a rather delicate question so before asking it, I do not intend to cause offence to anyone (I love you all). Is it correct to call someone with a dark coloured skin black or is it better to say coloured. This will settle an argument please.
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British Afro-Caribbean is fine if that is who you are, but isn't a generic descriptor of a black person.
In the UK the following descriptors are used by the police:
White - North European
Mediterranean - South European
Black
Asian (specifically from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and other Indian sub contintent countries)
Chinese, Japanese and other South East Asian
Arabic of North African
Apparently the whole world fits in to these categories.
In the UK the following descriptors are used by the police:
White - North European
Mediterranean - South European
Black
Asian (specifically from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and other Indian sub contintent countries)
Chinese, Japanese and other South East Asian
Arabic of North African
Apparently the whole world fits in to these categories.