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Notes & Asides.(Letter to the Editor)

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| October 15, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

n Dear Mr. Buckley: Now that "begging the question" and "reason why" have been cleared up, I wonder if you could help me with my own personal head-scratcher.

Why is it okay to say "people of color," but not "colored people"? What's the difference?

Best regards,

Carlo Iorio

Sun City, Ariz.

Dear Mr. Iorio: A good point. The only obvious reason would appear to be that the term "colored people" was around back in Jim Crow days. I continue to use it, mostly out of habit, having heard it all through my youth in South Carolina; and it is not completely abolished, viz., the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

"People of color" is not usable by anyone with even moderate euphonic sensibility, besides which, it sounds pompous. Ditto "African- Americans." So I do "black" or "colored," and I very much hope I don't give offense. Those who are looking to be offended can always find a casus belli.

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