I read today that Benedict Cumberbatch has had to apologise after using the phrase "coloured actors". Coloured? Seriously?
He did apologise and said that he knew it was wrong, but the fact that it was in his head in the first place is what's so troubling. I am older than him and have always known that "coloured" is an offensive term. Yes, I am aware that it wasn't considered so until the late 60s, but it hasn't been acceptable in his lifetime.
What was he not thinking?
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To have gone right off Benedict Cumberbatch
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UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 27/01/2015 04:22
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