Is it OK to refer to a mixed-race couple as "salt & pepper?"
I don't know their names, Might that be offensive?
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ANSWERS: 8
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People take offence at everything nowadays. And why would you refer to them at all if you don't even know them well enough to know their names?
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newyorknewyork Took some photos at an event. I don't know their names, but someone else might. Thinking of asking something like, "Do you have contact information for the ??? couple?" so I can send them some pix. -
Linda Joy Gotcha! Perhaps "Do you have contact info for the couple in this picture?"
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sonne people nnight find it offensive
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no
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A lot of the time it depends on who's saying it and the context. From my friends, no. From a stranger and depending on the context or who/how it's delivered, then Yes.
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To all the P.C.s it is. They are offended by anything. If you are saying it just to be funny then it would not be offensive to me.
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Who cares? You have the God-given right to be offensive (if they even take it that way) in the US of A.
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It's not recommended.
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No that's not cool at all. Why do you have to call them by their color why don't you just ask them what their name is
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newyorknewyork
If I knew their names, I wouldn't have this question! -
Stpauligerle
Here's a way to get their names. Ask them what they are
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