So many different ways this speaks to me, man. Woman. Whatever. Hey did you know, according to some studies, we're actually more "racist" towards people with a markedly different accent from ours than to a different skin color? Like, an Englishman will be much nicer and more welcoming to a black man with a Cockney accent, than to a white man with a Swedish accent. That's because in the time of the tribe, you didn't really get much interaction with "people of color", so you instead had to be wary of people who sounded different or had different customs (e.g. from a few valleys over), who were much likelier to try and burn down your own settlement.
Anyway, trivia aside, I was actually thinking about this the other day. We don't have "people of color" really in Romania (which color, anyway? I never know who's included in that, either.) But we do have gypsies, and it seems to be a bylaw that you're gonna be racist about them. I've seen countless strangers crack a gypsy joke without blinking, even when, if it were any other "group", they'd be more cautious not to offend. Not gypsies, though, you assume everyone's against them, which is so sick.
Honestly, I don't get "people of color" linguistically. A, it's such a bland, non-descript phrase, and b, what's wrong with saying black? Or Asian? Or whatever else. We say "people of color" to be more "diverse" but it's bs. I'm no more racist for saying black (or any other word, again xD). once again, a case of "it's not the word that's racist, it's the racist asshole using it, maybe, as per the wisdom of George Carlin.
Psychedelic stuff ~ really drawn to that scene lately. And I was thinking about that actually, and how it's not something I woulda guessed would interest me. But really, if your ideas align and the general vibe aligns, it seems natural.
Waay too much talking here, so I'll stop. Love you. Will watch the movie ~~ thank you for the recommend!