I think that's going a little far. Language needs to be descriptive, and to differentiate between things, we need to articulate how they are different from one another. "The taller man" could be offensive to the shorter man standing next to him, but he's going to need thicker skin if he wants to enjoy life. "The white man" can help point out the subject of what you are talking about if he's surrounded by non whites.
I'd like to hear your reasoning for thinking colors are slurs in regards to people.
Its OK to be descriptive, but the tendency to categorize people by their skin color serves only to divide us further, ( divided we are weak).
Also it strips people of their individuality and lumps them together into arbitrary categories which make it easier to make sweeping generalizations about specific individuals we have never met.
I think that's going a little far. Language needs to be descriptive, and to differentiate between things, we need to articulate how they are different from one another. "The taller man" could be offensive to the shorter man standing next to him, but he's going to need thicker skin if he wants to enjoy life. "The white man" can help point out the subject of what you are talking about if he's surrounded by non whites.
I'd like to hear your reasoning for thinking colors are slurs in regards to people.
Most “black” people don’t technically have black skin
Its OK to be descriptive, but the tendency to categorize people by their skin color serves only to divide us further, ( divided we are weak).
Also it strips people of their individuality and lumps them together into arbitrary categories which make it easier to make sweeping generalizations about specific individuals we have never met.
I agree. Personally I think the only time it's fine to use these terms for people is in the example I laid out.