Question

The term "colored" was considered somewhat pejorative even during hurston's time. why does hurston use it in her title and throughout her essay? she uses a number of different terms when referring to skin color. what may she be suggesting?

Answer 1

She repeats it to lessen the connotative power of the word because her audience has ignorant people. She's suggesting that oppressive and superficial description are irrelevant to a person's personality.