They guy was asking why cant he use the term so i answered sorry it wasnt a perfect answer and it was used in a derogatory way they also segregated for "coloureds" in SA just because they still use it in SA and choose to use "African" for Black doesnt change that. I was called a snowflake so...
SA isnt the best place to be saying this is fine as I said they are the ones that have termed it. You wouldnt hear someone here used it as a term for someone half indian half white or half asian half white. That is the SA clasification though and historically they were discriminated against...
Coloured was used as a derogatory term by both black and white South Africans and was used for any mixed race including Indian and Asian herritage. So yes the orthodoxy is to use Black. I am sure Giggs would qualify but he may not be descriminated against because of his appearance anyway. It...