No, not really. In certain circles but not common. BAME - Black, Asian and minority ethnic.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Interesting. I don't know when PoC became a standard term here, but I find it to be a misguided term.
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As if all nonwhite Americans find their skin color to be the paramount factor in determining their identity.
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There is certainly no need to be using terms of race when race isn't relevant.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Explain what you mean by saying race is irrelevant.
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Replying to @CyrusFoFyrus
There's no point in bringing up *when* it isn't relevant. 'As a person of colour, I am buying shoes.'
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I think a black American's response to that would be that it's always relevant as a black person. Even when buying shoes.
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Replying to @CyrusFoFyrus @HPluckrose
And I think the larger point is that even when race is relevant, PoC is misleading and, maybe even degrading.
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