Benedict Cumberbatch apologizes for saying "colored"

[Anonymous]

But the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is fine. Okay, got it.

Poor guy. Relax, Benedict. It's crazy on this side of the Pond.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/27/entertainment/benedict-cumberbatch-colored-apology/

[Anonymous]

Liberals are like ISIS.

[Anonymous]

It's one thing that he said it. It's another that people are trying to blow this non story into news.

And no, I'm not a BC fan trying to cover for him. I genuinely think it was a slip, he apologized and why are we talking about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liberals are like ISIS.

No, they're not. That's quite possibly the most ridiculous thing anyone has every typed on DCUM. Offensive, too.

[Anonymous]

The nuances of language. That we think "colored people" is offensive, but scholars on the topic of race will often speak and write passionately about "people of color."

Or, the idea that "Negro" is offensive when it's merely outdated (as is "colored.")

Or the weird assumption that every black person is "African-American."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's one thing that he said it. It's another that people are trying to blow this non story into news.

And no, I'm not a BC fan trying to cover for him. I genuinely think it was a slip, he apologized and why are we talking about it.

+1

[Anonymous]

I remember reading an article a few years ago (when '12 Years a Slave' was coming out) where BC talked about his family's history as slaveowners in the Caribbean. He seemed to be very sensitive to the issues of race and to have thought a lot about his own place in that history. It would be nice if people looked at situations holistically instead of pouncing on people for using the wrong term in one moment.

[Anonymous]

^ Your last sentence is very well-worded and I couldn't agree more.

[Anonymous]

I am so tired of this guy. I don't care what he said...i don't care who he will marry...i don't care if he wins an Oscar. Make him go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember reading an article a few years ago (when '12 Years a Slave' was coming out) where BC talked about his family's history as slaveowners in the Caribbean. He seemed to be very sensitive to the issues of race and to have thought a lot about his own place in that history. It would be nice if people looked at situations holistically instead of pouncing on people for using the wrong term in one moment.

Agreed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so tired of this guy. I don't care what he said...i don't care who he will marry...i don't care if he wins an Oscar. Make him go away.

What's your beef? He's a talented actor who just works a lot. He's lovely and gracious. Or do you prefer to follow Kim Kardashian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so tired of this guy. I don't care what he said...i don't care who he will marry...i don't care if he wins an Oscar. Make him go away.

He will not go away. He is and will continue to be one of the great actors of the 21st Century. If you cannot appreciate talent, grace, intelligence and wit, I suggest you continue to watch movies loaded with US actors that you can identify with. Otherwise, let us who appreciate what BC brings to the world of entertainment enjoy him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so tired of this guy. I don't care what he said...i don't care who he will marry...i don't care if he wins an Oscar. Make him go away.

He will not go away. He is and will continue to be one of the great actors of the 21st Century. If you cannot appreciate talent, grace, intelligence and wit, I suggest you continue to watch movies loaded with US actors that you can identify with. Otherwise, let us who appreciate what BC brings to the world of entertainment enjoy him.

Oh look. One of the Cumberbitches arrived. I love that Lainey Gossip calls you all Cumhards.

http://www.laineygossip.com/Benedict-Cumberbatch-explains-his-engagement-announcement/31837?celebrityId=21092

[Anonymous]

Is "colored" commonly used in the UK?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is "colored" commonly used in the UK?

My British friends tell me no--it's the kind of thing your elderly grandmother might say. Not vulgarly racist, but not currently acceptable.