Talk:Half-caste

message: Someone has suggested that 'half caste' and 'half-caste'
articles be merged. I don't know of any examples where the absence or presence of the hyphen makes a difference to the way the term was/is used, or changes its context, so I think that they should be merged.  Any thoughts? Brucehassan 14:50, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled 

message: I am half cast, and my family use the term without racist meanings Conglacio 12:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Exactly the same here. I've always used the term when talking about my race. Skinmeister 09:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, In Australia it isn't offensive... at least I don't think so.--Steven X 02:12, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Like a lot of things, some people take offence and some don't. Personally, I can think of a lot worse words--ZayZayEM 15:01, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Yeah it isn't offensive at all, infact, i've seen the term on many forms. Everyone in London uses the term, especially black people. --93.97.181.187 (talk) 20:44, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  racist? 

message: How's it offensive, I mean there's going to be someone, somewhere who finds the word hello offensive and since we've had several mixed people on here saying that they accept it as a term maybe we should remove the writing about it being 'offensive'.
BOV1993 20:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you tried looking up the term half-caste in google. Don't make me source this because this is either incredibly disingenuous or just wrong. look up the word half caste in google. If you need anymote information as it pertains to someone. 49.186.53.166 (talk) 04:12, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

text: It isn't offensive at all, infact, i've seen the term on many forms. Everyone in London uses the term, especially black people. Are you implying in the past, people didn't use the simple word, "black" in a negative manner. You can use half cast to describe people, or put them down. I've seen many people use the word white in offensive scenarios, does that mean "white" in it self is offensive, or the person who decided to use it in a offensive manner? Half cast is in fact a very descriptive term to describe the race of half black half white offsprings. Even on online chats, halfcasts describe themselves using that term "I'm halfcast, and you?". We can't deny races man, thats the same as saying all dogs are the same, when infact different dogs have different qualities. For how long is all this pretend we are all one crap going to carry on. Thank God for the mirror, we are all different, and we shall embrace differences rather than brush it under the carpet. --93.97.181.187 (talk) 20:48, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

text: An Auckland-based Samoan lawyer said it is "derogatory and discriminatory" and a Maori broadcaster said the term is usually used out of "ignorance" and has no place in New Zealand society: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/68145/police-apologise-for-describing-woman-as-'half-caste'
Thedoctor98 (talk) 02:25, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Offensive? 

message: This article seems to be more a statement against "politcal correctness" than an informative description of the term "half caste."  What is the origin of this term?  Where is this term more commonly used?  What is the source of author's information, other than his or her personal opinion (which is really irrelevant)?  The information about Indian castes is actually incorrect.  In the Indian subcontinent before British colonization, the term "caste" referred to an occupational category; later these categories changed into the rigid, class-based associations currently associated with the term.  The author could do MUCH more on contextualizing this.  Kemet 13:27, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article or editorial? 

message: Approx 15+ years ago, this term was the norm in the United Kingdom to refer to a person of mixed parentage (usually specifically black and white), however, it is no longer considered to be appropriate and hasn't been so for around 10 years.  I spoke with the British government's chief adviser on racial equality in 1998, relating to my job at the time, and was informed that the term was considered outdated and potentially offensive.  'Mixed Race' is now entirely ubiquitous and has replaced Half-Caste, which is now seen as being offensive.  In some other countries, however, it is still acceptable.
 
And is this to do with the dual meaning of the word Caste? Ajuk 17:17, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It isn't offensive at all, infact, i've seen the term on many forms. Everyone in London uses the term, especially black people. Are you implying in the past, people didn't use the simple word, "black" in a negative manner. You can use half cast to describe people, or put them down. I've seen many people use the word white in offensive scenarios, does that mean "white" in it self is offensive, or the person who decided to use it in a offensive manner? Half cast is in fact a very descriptive term to describe the race of half black half white offsprings. Even on online chats, halfcasts describe themselves using that term "I'm halfcast, and you?". We can't deny races man, thats the same as saying all dogs are the same, when infact different dogs have different qualities. For how long is all this pretend we are all one crap going to carry on. Thank God for the mirror, we are all different, and we shall embrace differences rather than brush it under the carpet. --93.97.181.187 (talk) 20:48, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern Context 

message: I cannot understand just why so many people find so many things offensive. Many references just speak the truth. Half Caste is just simply a reference to someone who has a black person and a white person as parents.People should not look for offence round every corner. There are far too many people with chips on their shoulders. This sort of thing is just whipped up by the media like the BBC.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnrhowson (talk • contribs) 11:37, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Truth 

message: The article provides a list of various "other terms" supposedly used historically and/or regionally. What catches my eye is
::Other terms in use in colonial era for half-castes included … plumcot
Seeing as plumcot redirects to Pluot (a somewhat catch-all article for apricot/plum crossbreeds, including the plumcot), I have to suspect that either someone's being "amusing," or that the entire list is questionable. As the claimed source is hidden behind the Google Play paywall, at very least the examples should be presented in the cited author's words.Weeb Dingle (talk) 23:16, 25 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  someone's little joke? 

message: Would people please note the header at the top of the page and stop discussing issues unrelated to the substance of the article. This is a talk page on Wikipedia, not a social media chat space. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 11:41, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Incorrect use of the talk page