– Lindsay Lohan does not look sober, calls Obama our first “colored” president. Isn’t that what she said? [Lainey Gossip]
– Maggie Gyllenhag and Peter Sarsgaard in a lot of fur [DListed]
– William Shatner Can’t Let Go of His George Takei Grudge [PopEater]
– Whitney Houston’s album cover looks like someone photoshopped her head on a Wonder Woman barbie [Bossip]
– Britney Spears’ son released from hospital [Fafarazzi]
– Pixar’s film Up looks pretty incredible [Pajiba]
– Nicole Kidman wants more kids, gushes about Keith [I’m Not Obsessed]
– Harrison Ford is drunk [Celebslam]
– What happened to Haley Joel Osment? [Websters is My Bitch]
– Amy Winehouse takes a trip to the pub in London. [ICYDK]
– Bolt is a cute film that’s worth seeing [Crazy Days and Nights]
– Christina Aguilera Ruins A See Through Moment [Hollywood Tuna]
– Mark Wahlberg says he wasn’t attracted to Kate Moss during their 1992 Calvin Klein underwear shoot because she’s too skinny and reminded him of his nephew [IDLYITW]
– Blake Lively Gets Sexy and Patriotic For W [PopSugar]
– Britney Spears takes her kids to an alligator farm [Just Jared]
– Melanie Brown in a bikini [Egotastic]
– Miley Cyrus and Stephen Baldwin: A match made in Heaven [The Superficial]
ah, so vintage.
What’s wrong with saying ‘coloured’? Is ‘black’ an okay thing to say? She can say whatever she wants, surely, as long as it’s not the N word or something to that effect.
I’ve always thought saying “colored” was unacceptable. But Megan brings up a good point. Many people say “people of color” so really, what’s wrong with “colored”?? I’m not speaking for or against, just asking the question.
Although, having said that, I think LiLo is an idiot, and she should have said African American. Something tells me she’s just plain old uninformed.
Trust me – “colored” is VERY unacceptable.
She looks hungover as -ell — but she’s “so happy with Sam and doing great”. 🙄
The word “coloreds” has negative conotations because back when there was slavery Black people were more often referred to as “n***ers” then when segregation was abound they were called “coloreds”. It’s just a very demeaning and defunct word. African American is politically correct but black Americans is fine too. This proves even more she is nothing but a silly, irrelevant, immature girl.
Edit: Also when there was segregation the signs would say “No coloreds allowed” so it again has VERY negative connotations and dredges up those old hurtful memories for some people.
What a dumb twat
Susan — that’s what my gut tells me, and I am totally in agreement and wouldn’t ever use the term myself. But I still ask, and not to push it, and certainly not to offend anyone, but why is “colored” bad and “people of color” okay? Does anyone know? Is it a semantic thing?
EDIT: Prissa — thank you. I really feel stupid!! 🙂
Jessiee –
I live in Georgia and I used to work for a company that was very in to “diversity” — we had meetings, groups, lunches, you get the picture. Anyway, I’ll never forget this one meeting – one of our salesmen who was black said “I just moved here from Cincinnati and had the privelege of being called ‘colored’ the other day”. He informed us how MUCH black people do not appreciate that term!
Like someone above said — it’s an old derogatory term used for segregation.
i’m biracial. so what. she called him colored. duh.
“colored” is along the same line as “negro.” there’s nothing necessarily wrong with the terms but they both have very negative connotations. both were prominently used in antebellum and Jim Crow South. I’ve been referred to as “colored” by an Eastern European woman. I didn’t take offense to it because she doesn’t really know any better and I was caught off guard so I didn’t even think to correct her.
Does it really matter? I guess it does. “Woman of color” is considered acceptable, but “colored” isn’t. It’s not a PC issue really. It just shouldn’t be in the vocabulary of any American born after 1960ish.
I personally prefer Black to African-American because I am the former but not the latter.
We could also argue that the term “black” is offensive because of it’s cultural connotations. Anyway, since when does a biracial person get pigeonholed into any of those socially-constructed categories?
Oh please Daniel Graig used the same word when asked on the premiere of Bond the other day in LA.And she looks completely sober in the interview and very mature.She supported Obama throuout,cant you find someone else to bash?Come on. 😕
In the UK (where I’m from) African-American is a stupid phrase, because it assumes that you’re American and that your family is African. What happens if you’re British and your family are from Barbados? Can’t call them African-American then. We say black, and nobody gets offended here. I think people are too paranoid.
fancyfree, it’s that lovely “one drop rule” which Americans still follow. In some parts of the country, the same is true with people of East Asian descent as well but the Black one is pretty universal.
Also, sometimes cultural connotations need to be changed rather than the term itself.
What Megan said.
prissa: Very well put, thank you.
GorgeousBlackWomen: Excellent point about connotations versus words.
I’m way more taken aback by her eye makeup. WTF?
I’m way more taken aback at how HUNGOVER and STRUNG OUT she looks. 😕
Lindsay is a washed up, old looking, drug user with no talent whatsoever! Do not blog about her, we don’t liike her and she is so not a celebrity!!
“I think that movies are great. You can be depressed and go to a movie and be laughing…if you went to a comedy.”
“Leggings are really great. I think leggings are a big part of it. You know? They are like tights. For some people. I was wearing leggings a lot.”
This women is a damn poet.
LMAO @ mollination 😆
I’m surprised there are people who don’t know “coloured” is so very unacceptable 😯
This by no means lets LL off the hook, but “colored” is still used in South Africa to refer to people of mixed heritage. It is not seen as offensive there. My SA “colored” friend was offended when I referred to her as “black” and insisted she is “colored”. Here in America, however, when speaking of this monumental moment in history, “colored” is a hurtful term and sounds even more ignorant in the context of the first black President of the USA.
i wouldn’t expect nothing else from a skank like her.
i doubt he cares about the different names he has been called and will be called. in other words he has bigger fish to fry…and she is trash anyway.
Prissa you explain it very well, spot on.
😯 Lindsey’s visiting us from the 1950’s, I guess.
@ Anon: There are a lot of things that haven’t been seen by South Africans as offensive. I’m referring to the Afrikaners in particular.
The word ‘coloured’ in SA refers to people of mixed heritage. Under the apartheid system, a person classified as ‘coloured’ would be quick to point out that they are not black because ‘coloured’ is better than black. That official description of ‘race’ provided them with more privilege and consideration under the law and in the eyes of white South Africans. And Indian is better than coloured and white is better than everybody else combined. The Bushmen didn’t even factor into the preceding equation because they weren’t even considered human.
The use of ‘coloured’ by a South African of mixed background is reflective of a system of racialist classification from that old regime that your friend should not embrace. It’s the psychological implementation of divide and conquer; us and them.
For anyone interested in the country and its history, a couple of good books to read on SA are ‘The Covenant’ by James Michener and ‘The Power of One’ by Bruce Courtnay.
Excellent books… I’ll second your recommendations.
Didn’t Obama call himself a “mutt”? Aren’t we all, no matter our skin color?
And don’t call me white. I’m pink-ish.
Why does anybody give Lohan a platform?
She looks terrible in heavy makeup – like Howdy Doody in drag.
And I’m blue, btw.
While I supremely dislike the “n” word, and referring to black people as “colored”, I also supremely dislike black people being referred to or referring to themselves as African American. It drives me crazy. 😯
If you’re born in America and you’re black, then you’re just American. I agree with whomever (Megan?) said that African American suggests that you’re from Africa living in America.
I am incredibly proud of my heritage, but I don’t go around saying I’m Filipina-Spanish-Chinese-Native American-Irish-Scottish-German-American. I’m just American, ya know?
But mostly what I wanted to say is that LiLo is still the idiot we all know and love.
Maybe she meant coloured in the South African sense of the term, which denotes people of mixed race (which Obama is) and is not considered offensive in that country — hey I am just trying to help the poor airhead out here, don’t shoot me.
AngelC: While your effort is indeed noble, I’m fairly certain that Lindsay has no concept of the South African term. She probably couldn’t even locate SA on a map.
this girl is such a dumbass.
“Coloreds” is a dismissive term used as a noun to refer to all blacks.
“Colored” is an adjective that describes the skin tone.
I myself use the term “black”.
Stupid twat. Why would she try to bring up the fact that she was set for 6 episodes but only filmed 4?
Holy meth face, she’s looking rough.
Did anyone else notice the bitch face she makes when she’s asked about the election? Why anyone would even care what her thoughts were on the election is beyond me.
Yeah, and if you’re gonna make leggings, you might as well try to do something good with them. Aside from burning them for warmth.
There is not anything wrong with the way she said “colored”. You can take it out of context and make it seem bad, but it is in actuality a truth. He is not clear, nor white, he is a person of color. Therefore making him colored.
My under-30, British husband was completely unaware when he came to the US that “colored” was a derogatory term. He said that, at least where he is from in England, it’s not. So, the slur in it is American.
But Lindsay Lohan IS American and most CERTAINLY should have known better. You don’t USE that word here anymore, plain and simple. She’s not British, she’s not South African, she’s American.
Lohan seemed REALLY messed up in the beginning of the interview. Slurring words, unable to complete thoughts, etc. But by the end of it she seemed ok. Really weird.
Although the tired hag is an idiot, I don’t think she meant it the way it would sound out of context. Almost looks and sounds like she knew she said something bad, the same second it came out her liquer hole… 😉 I know all the historical reasons why “Colored” is a bad word, but the reason I don’t like it, is because it’s like saying that “We are THE people, and THEY are the colored people”. Clearly if one race is colored, all races are. No?
Haaaa..haaaa
wow drugs are bad..
very bad…
she was obviously pro-bama’. this comment was just ignorance and stupidity. i anticipate the topic being widely re-visited now that bama is in office . . . for the most part, people do not seek to be offensive – so this should be cleared up. AFRICAN AMERICAN is pretty long thing to say – and i think most persons of color prefer being called ‘black’. could a black person please respond with your preference? please state where you are from and why you prefer being referred to as ____ or _____
Lindsay knows better, it’s strange her using that term because she’s young. Maybe she’s heard her parents use it. If she wasn’t so high she’d know what she’s saying. Using “colored” is not acceptable in a post Civil Rights era USA. You can’t compare us to the U.K. and European cultures because it’s different. British television continues to be predominantly white. The term African-British doesn’t really exist. In the U.K. the term “Paki” is often used for people of Indian ethnicity, “Paddy” for Irish and “Red Indians” for Native Americans! These days the word “colored” is still used in some areas of the South, mostly by old white people, or ignorant people. Oh, just in case Lindsay, no one should be using these derogatory terms anymore: negro, Chicano, Oriental, mulatto.
I never liked Marky Mark, his schtick and music just wasn’t my thing….but I sure am liking this fiancee of Rhea Durham.
And Lohan doesn’t even deserve a comment, I mean, she dropped out of school in what grade? (on set tutors, especially in her case, don’t count)
Not to split hairs, but Obama is half-black, half-white. I don’t think all black Americans should be ‘claiming’ him. He’s the president for ALL Americans. Hopefully, he’ll be a damn good one.
that bitch looks like she’s drugged out of her mind
@Jeanne: we cant use chicano anymore? you might want to tell the university of california (UC) and california state universities (CSU) systems that because they both offer degree programs in chicano studies.
chicano- a person of mexican origin or descent
latino- a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent
“British television continues to be predominantly white. ”
Is this some kind of lame attempt at claiming that the UK is full of racists, so that’s why we don’t think the term coloured is offensive? You’re very wrong, my dear. That statement you made about British television is completely infactual, where did you even get it from? There are tons of British news presenters who aren’t white, there are tons of British athletes who aren’t white, there are tons of British celebrities who aren’t white. Am I getting my point across here? Just because Americans are so self centered that they think all Black people should be called ‘African-American’ doesn’t mean the rest of the world are a bunch of racists.
Ditto Megan. The UK is far less racist than America and there is huge diversity in the media as a whole – tv, journalism, the arts etc. The one area where improvement is really needed is politics.
Not defending Lohan here but she’s not too bright, is she? (Mollination said it best, lol!) So I’m sure no offence was intended.
Obama called himself a mutt. Can you imagine the outrage if Lindz had referred to him as the first mutt president? It’s obvious she knew immediately she’d made a mistake
Everyone needs to take a cold shower about Obama’s race – we’ve all got red blood
I wouldn’t exactly say the UK is far less racist than the US not at all i would say its more suttle or shall i say conciled like Kanye said they stil racist but they just be conciling it, we may be multi-cultural but some people are still racist especially up north were they still use the term colored believe me i know ive been called colored e.t.c the term is just wrong and i believe African Americans call themselves that because their descendants were from Africa so its the liberty if they want to be called African American nothing confusing there.Lindsay is just dumb
People get way too caught up in semantics anymore. What was acceptable yesteday is not acceptable today. When I was growing up, “colored” was the accepted term. Then that suddenly was considered insulting. So it was “black” that we were supposed to say. But then it was decided that was insulting, too. So then it was decided that all black Americans are supposed to be called “African American,” which for many is just not true. Two examples from my own life:
-An immigrant friend from Trinidad and Tobago that is now a US citizen bristles at being called “African American,” because his ancestry is not African. His family is from Trinidad and Tobago for many generations back. He finds it offensive to have another nationality attached to him becuase of the color of his skin. He has often said to me, “I am a black man, not an African man!”
-I am also friends with a white man who is from South Africa. He moved to the US as an adult and has dual citizen ship. He is, in fact, both African and American. But he takes offense that I can refer to myself as “German-American,” but he cannot refer to himself as “African American,” even though he actually is.
It’s an odd thing, pairing a country with a skin color; I don’t know what the best solution is. Perhaps we should stop considering a person by their skin color and worry more about what’s inside them…
I have a black friend from England and he said that he hates it when people say “people of color” or “colored.”
I have never used the term after that chat!
sassyspank: I’m from Washington, DC and I am of mixed race (black/white). I prefer the term black or mixed, although a lot of people don’t say mixed because of the 1 drop rule GBW mentioned. My daughter who’s also mixed looks white (red hair, freckles, porcelin skin) but hates it when people say she is. She prefers mixed or black too. I work in HR and I’ve noticed that EEO has added the category Multi-Race (2 or more races). That is progress, but I really think it’s silly to categorize and track people according to race (although I understand the purpose). We are all Americans damnit! 😀
“People of Color” is to designate anyone other than white. “Colored” was what whites called blacks starting in colonial times up until the middle of last century. The words “colored” and “negro” were being phased out in the early 70s. I’m 29 and I’ve only been called “colored” twice and both times by white people who don’t normally associate with black people. You can debate it and argue about it all day but most white people know you don’t call black people “colored” so stop trying to make excuses for her. If you didn’t know then now you do know.
I’m seeing a lot of “well in South Africa this”..or “In Britian we this”. Well Lindsey isn’t from those places so what does that have to do with the topic at hand. “Colored”, “Negro (er)”, “Mulatto”,are all outdated terms and seen as offensive by most blacks aka African-Americans in the US.
I normally feel protective of Lindsay, but lately, it’s not so easy…
@ Jeanne,
“In the U.K. the term “Paki” is often used for people of Indian ethnicity, “Paddy” for Irish and “Red Indians” for Native Americans!”
In 1965 maybe. Try calling someone a Paki these days and see where it gets you.
So . . . is this the final nail in the coffin, or does she have one more rehab trip left in her before she moves to Reno and becomes an obsolete “has-been”?
And you got the f*cking nerve to call me coloured!
Autor: Η е l g e H а ѕ e l b a с h
When I’m born, I’m black.
When I grow up, I’m even more black.
When I am in the sun, I’m black.
When I am cold, I’m black.
And when I die, I’m still f*cking black.
But – what about you?
When you are born, you’re pink.
When you grow up, you’re white.
When you’re sick, look at yourself! You’re green!
When you are in the sun, you turn red.
When you are cold, you are blue.
And when you die, you look purple.
And after you are dead, you will be yellow.
And you got the f*cking nerve to call me coloured!
😀
It’s about power. The words change from time to time because making the majority feel bad is a way of reducing their power. It’s very psych 101.
Using guilt, embarrassment, and flat-out shame to bring the perceived power class down a notch is nothing new.
It’s also stupid.
Lindsay Lohan OBVIOUSLY meant no offense and felt no offensive feelings when saying that word.
People who take offense where none is contained or intended…really just hurt themselves. Perpetuating the hatred from the back door by persecuting those who meant no one harm…is stupid and detrimental to the common good.
***quick edit to add: my comment is not JUST about racial “labels,” but more a generalization about the use of labels of any kind. Labels are necessary for effective communication in many applications, and a culture’s use of labels changes from time to time. I’m not referring black racial labels in particular…but they are a prominent example of what I mean. I just felt a need to add this clarification to avoid hurt feelings. That would never be my intent.
Thanks Shay for seeing my point. As for the U.K.ers settle down. Comparing American TV to U.K. tv, no contest. USA by far has had more tv shows starting back in the 1960’s with Julia as a black housekeeper and star of her show. We’ve had way more tv shows with black casts, way more black comedians with stand-up shows featured on Comedy Central, HBO, Cinemax etc. We have the BET channel, does the U.K.? I think Chef is the only show I can think of with a black comedian as the star. It’s pretty sad when on another post here when we were speculating about a black James Bond U.K.ers couldn’t even name potential black British actors who could play James Bond next, all the names submitted were of black American actors! So don’t even try to go there okay? You don’t have the backup. Go ahead and try to name how many tv shows England has had with all black casts. No comparison. I’m not talking about tv presenters. C’mon since 1965 Paki and Paddy hasn’t been used. Bull! My hubby is English and I lived there for three years 1996-1999, and I heard those words on tv and read them in the newspapers because I would always comment to my husband how shocked I was. While I enjoy Little Britian they’ve dressed up in black face makeup. As recently as 2001 on ITV’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire, one of the questions was “Paddy is a nickname given to boys and girls from what country?” Are you kidding me? As for the term Red Indian. I suggest you visit the DailyMail.com in an article dated this year, July 2008 The headline reads, and I’m not making this up: “Shear Genius: Garden Hedge of Red Indian Rowing 16 ft. Canoe becomes town attraction” So there!
“U.K.ers couldn’t even name potential black British actors who could play James Bond next, all the names submitted were of black American actors!”
Wrong wrong wrong. I named two high calibre British black actors – David Harewood and Colin salmon – both of whom could very easily step into the Bond role, and also agreed with the recommendations of others on Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor, highly rated, well-known British actors. That you don’t know these people are British confirms your own ignorance.
Huge strides have been made in striving for diversity in the UK media. It’s far from perfect but in the 10 years I’ve been living in London, the landscape has changed very much for the better.
Oh, and I’m Irish and, like 99% of Irish people I know, we’re not in the least bit offended by the term Paddy.
Well I’m Irish too and you don’t speak for 99% because I don’t like the word.
*sigh* READ MY POST:
“…I’m Irish and, like 99% of Irish people I know….”
I didn’t offer any opinion at all about how the Irish people I don’t know view the term. See the difference? 🙄
Hey geronimo – do I count as one of the 100% of Irish people you know? 😉
I’ve used the word “Paddy” on this very site (as in it’s always great to see another paddy here), but I must say that there have been times when Brits have referred to me as a Paddy or a Mick that I’ve bristled, but probably due to the fact that they mean it as an insult. When I was younger I disliked them, but now I’m not that bothered.
And it is nice to see another Irish person here Jeanne, (presumably one of the long-term diaspora in North America?), it’s just that any time words like “Paki” are used on television or in newspapers in the UK, it’s in the form of a direct quote, or an opinion piece by some whinging half-wit or as dialogue.
As we get many of the same TV programmes and newspapers as the UK and they’re not standard terms in reportage or television diaglogue unless it’s something specific to racism or xenophobia.
Now onto the main subject – I’d heard the term Paki in the 80s and it was made clear to me that it’s not an acceptable term. I hadn’t realised that “coloured” was unacceptable until about 10 years ago or less, but I’m living on the other side of the Atlantic. So I honestly don’t see how Lohan could have gone 20-odd years without knowing it was unacceptable in America.
😀 Of course. You’re my lovely fellow Irish cyber-buddy!
Mairead, it’s how the term is used that matters, and I should have made that clear. If it’s used affectionately, no probs, it’s when it’s used to denigrate or demean, then obviously no. If it’s ever used in my hearing in a derogative way, believe you me, I have a ready store of witty and biting put downs! 8)
But OMG everyone she’s so progressive!
Not.
I kind of really wanted her to slip up and say something politically incorrect, because she’s been so f-ing smug about politics all of a sudden.
Not even going to read the comments, just submit my opinion….
What a cheesy little dumbass. coloured? what the hell was all over her face..??
I am so sick of those lohan kids. And.. really who the hell cares what a junkie alcoholic negativly influencing brat has to say anyway? WHY IS SHE IN THE STAR CELEB AT ALL?!?! THere are kids in MY neighborhood with more talent than she has. Nobody’s asking their opinion. SHUT UP YA CRACKED OUT GACKED OUT SNAPPERHEAD…
I didn’t realize saying colored was an insult. I just TRY my best to not label people. One day….
In the donkey’s (LILO) defense, she probably heard the term from her grandmother because that word has not been used in years. Lilo is a “colored” too, she’s orange. 😮
But in all honesty, she really didn’t mean anything by it.