Twilight Language Primer: People of Color (POC). Plural is POCs. POCs >> Pox. Update I don't believe melanin-abundant persons are "a disease". The point of this post is to point out hidden language abuses by the deepstate and people who run our world and kontrol our language, and why they make the choices they make.  I want this to be more clear for people who don't know me personally. Context face mask only required if you're white in Lincoln, OR (not satire) Twilight Language Primer: Person of Color = POC Today the term "person of color" (plural: people of color, persons of color; sometimes abbreviated POC) more than one POC = POCs POCs <===>  POX Definition of pox. (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : a virus disease (such as chicken pox) characterized by pustules or eruptions. b archaic : smallpox. Get it? Gotta stay away from them POCs All joking aside, the people to use this term professionaly are African-studies people, from what I can ascertain.  Therefore, every time they are saying it, they are cursing themselves with a disease thoughtform.  (and we know at some level thoughts become things)  Isn't that nice? These people are sick.  I mean the ones screwing with language