<p>Exie, I think there may have been a misinterpretation. I do not mean “colored” in a negative way. I mean it literally. My skin is of a color. Although I have been called some very nasty names because of the color of my skin (much worse than simply “colored”), I do realize that I face much less discrimination as an Asian. I’m sorry if I offended anybody by using that term. I rather thought that it was one of the more neutral descriptions all things considered. Been there done that…
Sometimes my race is thrown back at me, but I have enough confidence in myself to not give a “snap” anymore. I’ve been verbally attacked because of the color of my skin. One person thought I was a terrorist (I’m Indian). Others simply find my darker skin color unattractive, and they make their opinions well known. However, I still have friends and family that love me for who I am, dark skin and all.
I know that there are others who face much worse discrimination than me. I go to a very open-minded school with wonderful people. Not all are so fortunate. I hope that everyone can find friends who can appreciate you for who you are and what you can offer.
Exie, I was born in raised in the United States. My parents were not. However, I have used the term “colored” with several of my mother’s colleagues and plenty of them are African American (conversationally of course!) None of them find it offensive. We generally use the term when speaking of the civil war or other race related events. Perhaps the term is not accepted in NE, but where I live, “colored” is pretty PC.</p>