  'its just a word'
Megan: Okay, wait 'til you see this. This top is just ...God.. it's just so perfect. I'm just going to try it on...do, bedo, bedo....
Dani: ...And the coloured girls go 'do, beedo, beedo, deedo, deedo do do doo.....'
Tzu Lee: Er, have I missed something here?
Dani: Lou Reed song. Walk on the Wild Side. He says that line, then they deedo.
Tzu Lee: Who do what?
Dani: The coloured girls go 'Do, beedo, beedo, do...' 'Cept they're not coloured girls, they're black.
Megan: Who's not coloured? I thought I was....
Dani: I'd say you're black. You're right, nice top.
Anand: Yeah, it...it looks great.... brings out your two best features
Megan: Shut up Anand your embarrassing me. But I'm not black, am I? I'm brown. I never get this thing some people have about being black.
Dani: If someone hassles you because of your colour, they aren't going to say 'That one's only a little bit dark'. Racists say we're the 'n****r' word, we say we're black. It's like saying what we've got in common, like Run DMC said, 'I'm black and I'm proud, and I say it out loud'.
Anand: I reckon it's about being proud of what you are instead of ashamed. It's not meant to be like saying whether that top is pink or purple.
Megan: Well what's wrong with saying we're all coloured? That way we're including Anand and Tzu Lee as well.
Dani: Oh God, that's really difficult...
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