Rep. Eli Crane used the derogatory phrase in describing his proposed amendment to a military bill. Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty asked that his words be stricken from the record.

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    context matters, a white congress person is using a phrase in Congress that historically was used in Congress to deny people’s rights. these politicians want to “make America great again” they want to undo civil rights.

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      A word does not deny anybody’s rights. “Coloured Person” is just as politically correct as “black” or “African American”. In fact “Coloured Person” is the most accurate of the 3 politically correct terms.

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        just because something is “politically correct” at the time does not mean it was not offensive? there were literally signs in public spaces that said ”no colored people allowed". literally HOAs that said ”no colored people allowed". just because it’s a political term does not mean it was not used to disenfranchise a specific portion of society.

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          Just because racist used a thing does not make the thing itself bad. Racists used phones also. So phones are bad?