Let\u2019s talk plainly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“People of Colour” is a term many of us use with good intentions. It seems inclusive. It sounds polite. It tries to group together everyone who isn\u2019t White under one collective umbrella. But let\u2019s pause and ask: inclusive of what, exactly?<\/strong> And at what cost?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n White is a Colour Too<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The phrase \u201cPeople of Colour\u201d implicitly positions White as the norm<\/strong>, the default. Everyone else? A deviation. A collective other<\/em>. That\u2019s not equity. That\u2019s erasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And let\u2019s be real White is a colour<\/strong>. Just as much a social construct as any other racial identity. Yet when we say, \u201cPeople of Colour\u201d, we create a binary: White people on one side, and everyone else<\/em> lumped together as a monolith. That\u2019s not how racial identity works. That\u2019s not how culture, struggle, or joy works either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Problem with the Umbrella<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople of Colour\u201d tries to unite people with vastly different experiences Caribbean, , Asian, Indigenous, African, Arab, and more into one category. But it often does so in ways that mask unique struggles and erase individual identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What happens when you group everyone together?<\/strong> You risk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n One label. Many erasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We Need Specificity, Not Simplicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of \u201cPeople of Colour\u201d, say what you really mean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Language shapes how we see people. If we\u2019re serious about equality, we must move away from language that blurs the lines and reassert real, specific visibility<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, What Should We Say Instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Use terms that are accurate, respectful, and rooted in context<\/strong>. Ask people how they identify. Centre their<\/em> voice, not colonial language hand-me-downs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because when we lump everyone into “People of Colour”, we centre Whiteness once again by making it the one identity that doesn\u2019t need a collective label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s time to flip that script.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s talk plainly. “People of Colour” is a term many of us use with good intentions. It seems inclusive. It sounds polite. It tries to group together everyone who isn\u2019t White under one collective umbrella. But let\u2019s pause and ask: inclusive of what, exactly? And at what cost? 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