To use the politically correct phrasing for something just directs every one's attention to the fact you are uncomfortable with the subject. Or that you are using it as a title. An example of people using it as a title? African American. I agree with my friend on this subject. He says he's an American, not an African. Oh, and he will also tell ya, he is black. If we are going to be forced to use politically correct jargon for one thing, let's use it for everything and see how stupid we can sound. I am white, but you would have to say I'm Bohemian American. To say I am Caucasian would be insulting. Be respectful of my heritage, please. This could present problems... How do we know each others heritage? Perhaps I would not with to be lumped together with all light pigmented people. Jamaica's aren't African, they are Jamaican. Irish people aren't Swedish, they are are Irish.
Oh, wait. White people aren't included into the politically correct racial titles. Which brings up another point. Reverse discrimination. Why is discrimination regarding whites "reverse"? Is this another politically correct term? Isn't discrimination discrimination? It seems as if the most insulting thing to call anyone is White, now. Yes, white people have shown discrimination toward other races, in the past. But so have people of every other race. Don't delude yourself into believing only whites have been, or are, racist.
It should not be considered insulting to say something is what it is. As far as politically correct racial titles... they are titles, not polite descriptions. To say someone is mentally challenged instead of retarded is different than saying someone is African American. Firstly, race isn't defined by geographic locality. We are all of the human race... To insist upon using the title for your ancestors nationality and your own, current, nationality is rather stupid. In my opinion. Are you an African or an American? I am an American. My family came to this country from Bohemia, tho.
What I am saying with this seeming tangent is this: Politically correct statements are not all politically correct. Very few actually make sense or negate the supposed insult of the blunt truth. Using the term African-American is an implied slap in the face to the "Whites" to point out that those people have family from Africa. That they came from a family of slaves from America's past. ...I am white. Yes. I am not from a dutch slave merchant family. Tho, I will admit to having read the history books regarding those times. (Were you aware that African tribes made slaves of each other and sold those slaves to whoever wanted them?) ... (Amazing)
Anyway, I have to tell you that racism makes me irate. Using politically correct phrasing to describe anything seems to just call more attention to it. In most cases, in a less favorable manner.
(I'll post my opinions on racism some other time. Don't assume you know my full opinion from this post.)
