Is the term "Mullato" politically correct?

To me, it seems as PC as calling somebody “a Colored”.

We had a not so heated debate about it previously. Oh and check out this thread for some answers about that too.

First of all, it is an unpleasant anachronism, an ugly relic of the days when Slaves were “bred.”

Secondly it has no meaning at all, scientifically speaking. There are almost certainly more genetic differences at more alleles within a group based upon skin color than there are between so-called ethnic groups.

Lasly, it has nothing to do with P.C. Ordinary humanity would seem to suggest that you not categorize people on the basis of random genetic reasons for melanin production.

i believe the term is actually derogatory by ancient standards. today, it is accepted as a person who is light brown fair-skinned and hair, curly and.or wavy or straight. my ancestry is mulatto. but there are also offensive terms such as octaroon and the like, describing those who are of mixed heritages and cultures.

if the term is not on an employer application, it is not a preferred term to describe a person’s ancestral background. i just check off “african american.”

I think it is an ugly, horrible, out dated word and it goes far beyond just being non-PC

Pepperidge Farms makes some great cookies, but i prefer Sausalitos.

Even when spelled Mulatto, it is a dreadful pejorative term.

@gailcalled shouldn’t it either be “dreadfully pejorative” or “dreadful, pejorative”?

Ew. gross word. makes me cringe.

@eponymoushipster: I am really distracted by Cak’s condition, which sounds dire. I might have said simply pejorative. Dreadful means full of dread. I got lazy.

Never mind PC, to use a a word derived form the Spanish for “mule” on a human being is rude, no matter the context. I’d prefer people to stop using it.

I wouldn’t think it’s offensive. It’s simply a term that was used more back in the day then now. It’s just a term that describes someone who is mixed black/white and has that almost golden brown tone of skin. It is still commonly used in Latin America and they don’t find it offensive at all.

You can’t even spell it right.

@gailcalled a likely story…. ;)

@gailcalled Sorry, I did not see your post.

I’m considered mulatto. It doesn’t bother me near as much as red-bone, yellow-bone, light-skinned bitch, stuck up bright-bitch, half-breed, mutt, etc. etc. I could go on and on, but I think you get my drift. In comparison to its other dysphemisms, mulatto has a nice ring to it.

It is a bit offensive nowadays in my mind. I was going to use the term a few weeks ago and decided to look it up, and ultimately decided to use a different phrase. It makes me think of “mutt” in the sense of dogs, and this connotation is not one I wish to impart in my discussion.

In a serious vein, historically it did not have a positive connotation, but this organization seems to have taken it back as their own.

I, as an outsider, would not use the term for someone without their OK.