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Why Putting COLOR in front as an adjective creates a BURDEN for the Human Race
We have to change the colorful language we use to describe people. Communication is everything and sometimes that communication gets lost in the translation of language. If one considers the major descriptors for describing folks in the United States, the definitions below — color wise — would not suit many. One color absorbs all light (BLACK) and the other reflects all light (WHITE). One color has a positive connotation (WHITE) and the other has a negative one (BLACK). Most human beings are pigmented with a varying shade in-between the two disparities. I took the liberty of jotting a few color *definitions below.
Black — (adjective) being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it: They labeled the boxes with a black permanent marker.
pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin
pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia. African American: The exhibit featured the work of young Black artists from New York.
