Biden Appoints

[Paigntonian]

three women to the most senior positions at Justice, including a woman of colour.

[fender62]

tokenism

[dave50]

As long as they were given the jobs on merit and not to fill some quota then that's fine, if not then he hasn't got the best people for the job.

[wolf63]

I would feel insulted if I was given a job mainly due to my gender.

[ummmm]

Of course they were given jobs on their merits regardless of their colour.

[Barsel]

Meghan Markle Duchess of America calls herself a woman of colour, so if she says it, it must be ok.

[ummmm]

I don't understand, Barsel?

[Spicerack]

There's nothing wrong with saying 'people of colour', ummmm, cos they say it themselves.

[Peter Pedant]

// I don't understand, Barsel?//
taboo words BUT they are different in meaning in UK and America.

the only way is to ask the person. UK - black out, afrocaribbean in. Pocky deffo out, Asian in, even tho I think of an asian as Chinese. Slitty eyed out, round eyed in.

[Peter Pedant]

oh woman of colour
no I think she wd probably refer to herself as Afro American
or not if her name is Begum

as someone said - the top posts are appointed by the President to avoid the Old Boys net
BUT it makes as we have seen the top layer hopelessly political

Trump as we know asked - ! are you my man?" and NOT will you uphold the carnstitootion no matter what?

[Peter Pedant]

oh did anyone spot the very British ACAB
sprayed on a road sign in Washington?

[Theland]

This woman of colour phrase is a minefield to discuss.
I went BOOM!

[Samuraisan]

Why can't they be called mixed race, as in Meghan ? Or Black if not ?

[Samuraisan]

I remember as a little girl my father ( a musician) used to tell anecdotes to my mother about the "coloured" musicians. For years I thought of them as Harlequins.

[Mozz71]

I think people who are mixed-race or black are happy with those terms. People of colour however includes anyone who is non-caucasian, regardless of their skin colour.

[Khandro]

pace Margeret Thatcher, can someone name me a good woman politician please?

[Mozz71]

Mo Mowlam

[Mozz71]

Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand PM seems to be a complete gem of a leader.

[Spicerack]

The NAACP was set up for and by black people, mozz.
Back in the day it was considered very bad form to call black people black.
It's an ever moving 'feast'.

[Spicerack]

You missed the R out of germ, mozz.

[Bazile]

I think that Biden should offer an olive branch to the other side in order to help to bring together the American people .

Appoint Trump as his communications director