A) Many of these terms take on a aura of contempt and are replaced by other words, not tinged with the contmptible; that these new words are later replaced for the same reason merely points to the fact that it is the underlying concept that is somehow considered contemptible. It is to this attitude of contempt that we should direct our corrective thoughts and not to the language being used to describe it.

2) If words like Latin, Hispanic, oriental and Asian are rejected because they lump together people of vastly differing cultures, what of the term people of color?