I love coming to these boards and getting a chuckle! Just so you know, Bran and Troy, sensibilities are different in different rooms in my parts! Most of the time, "black" and "african american" are used interchangeably, and even in the same sentence. Yet I know some are offended by one or the other (though they may say nothing, or merely use their word of choice deliberately after you have used the other). Personally, I greatly dislike the term "Caucasian", as I am not from Russia, nor anywhere near it, nor do I have any ancestry from the area. I'd rather be called "white", although I am truly sort of pinky-beige, or something. But I find that when people are struggling to be PC, they are thinking less about what they really mean to say and how to convey their thoughts clearly and carefully, which is a shame. :0)
