>> It may not be of import to you, but my daughter was recently brought to
>> tears because she got picked up over her use of it in a work-related conversation
>> with a black person who took offence. She is one of the least racist people
>> you would meet.
I meant it was of no import in this conversation. Goodness knows why anyone would take offence at a term that, even if it's now challenged, has been in use for around 10 years.
Might actually be longer. I think I first heard it in diversity training following the Macpherson report which was delivered to us just after 9/11. Overflights of London, visible from the building on Millbank used for the session were just restarting.
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