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who is chelsea out of eastenders is it that coloured girl who works in the video shop?
No best answer has yet been selected by stylinsam. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Wouldn't worry about it too much stylism - I still hear people refer to 'brown/black' people as coloured!
P'raps some of these comments might help: Here
Another interesting read which might help.
All this 'cos of a girl working in a video shop in Eastenders! ;o}
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/rec/antirac.html
I think its clear that you were not making racist comments, stylinsam, but to be fair to natalie_1982, she is correct in stating the term 'coloured' is no longer considered an acceptible form of reference because of its unpleasant associations with apartheid in South Africa and segregation in the USA.
'Coloured Only' signs were often placed on park benches, washroom doors and even drinking fountains so that white and black people did not share the same facilities.
The attached site gives details of the terminology used in the UK today for different ethnic groups. Hope it helps.