One thing that does grow tiresome for me is the constantly changing "pc" term for referring to black people.
First it was "Negro" which is nothing more than an Anglicized version of the Latin/Spanish word for "black".
The word itself is in no way offensive but it morphed into the ugly, racist slang term that we all know but cannot speak unless we belong to a rap band.
Then it became "colored". My grandma grew up using that word and insisted until her death that it was the correct , non-racist term to use.
Sometime in the 70's it became "black", which is the term I prefer simply because it is only one syllable and it rolls easily off the toungue.
Then the PC crowd got in on it and came up with "African American". Aside from being a 2-word, 7 syllable toungue-twister, it is frequently inaccurate and, if taken to its logical conclusion, would require me to be referred to as a "Northern European/Scandinavian/Scotch Irish with trace of Native" American. Who needs every racial term to involve a georgraphy lesson anyway?
Now, the term "person of color" is in vogue. Maybe my gramma was right after all....but isnt it a bit insulting to qualify it by saying "person of"? Its a bit redundant, and its use implies that there could somehow be a lack of personhood for certain individuals. And it is 3 words and 5 syllables. Too much.
I'm a big fan of keeping it simple. Black guy, white guy, brown guy, yellow guy. One syllable, no geography to screw up, no implied judgemental or racist overtones.
Of course, a person who has already decided ahead of time that they are a victim will always find a reason to be offended and get their feelings hurt.
Oh, well.
