Interesting question.

If I was trying to point someone out from a crowd of people of whom the majority were non-black, and he/she was black, I would say so as it's the most obvious starting point

In fact, it tends to make black people laugh when others try and describe them without referring to their skin colour - "oh she's quite short, has curly hair, big earrings" etc.

Posted By: jAC on June 6th 2012 at 14:16:01

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Good luck to Glenn Johnson at Euro 2012! (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 13:43:23
- Oh dear (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 6, 13:45:36
  - satirefail (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 13:47:10
- don't be a cock (n/m) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jun 6, 13:43:46
  - What's the problem? He didn't say Johnson looks like a chimp (Other Football) - Higher Wrather, Jun 6, 13:50:52
    - Black is an offensive word if it used offensively (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 14:01:52
    - You've just made their afternoon (Other Football) - Rohr, Jun 6, 13:58:19
    - You genuinely don't see a problem with defining people by their skin colour? (Other Football) - CROMAGZ, Jun 6, 13:56:38
      - Interesting question. (Other Football) - jAC, Jun 6, 14:16:01
        
        Given. There's a massive difference between describe and define though (n/m) (Other Football) - CROMAGZ, Jun 6, 14:32:16
      - Not what I said or implied - I wondered where the definition of "offensive", who (Other Football) - Higher Wrather, Jun 6, 14:04:20
        
        So "What's the problem?" after Dani's done exactly that was....sarcasm? (n/m) (Other Football) - CROMAGZ, Jun 6, 14:31:26
    - fao Norway... this (n/m) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jun 6, 13:52:58
      - ...kind of response was the problem with your post (n/m) (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Jun 6, 13:55:01
        
        Aaaah - ok fair point (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 14:00:30
        
        Brown would've worked. It'd cover the Asian England players too. (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jun 6, 14:03:18
        
        Of which we have none.... (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 6, 20:15:44
  - ? (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 13:47:25
    - It's good advice (n/m) (Other Football) - Rohr, Jun 6, 13:48:31
      - Cheers pants (Other Football) - norway, Jun 6, 14:02:24

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