Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
I find it rather curious too - and I have a problem calling people 'black'. When is someone's skin colour (which is never really black) considered to be black when there are complexions of of many hues between the two extremes of black and white (and not that so-called white people are actually white anyway).
So do I. I'd rather not be referred to as white either.

However 'black' is acceptable but 'negro' is not.