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How about growing thicker, rather than thinner, skin, and not looking for things to feel insulted by? I know plenty of black friends who think the whole "African-American, Afro-American, etc..." thing is silly, if not downright insulting. Several have told me they feel that being labled as African before American detracts from their "americaness" and implies an alleigence to another country over their own. Many of them are Amercian verterans who have never even been to Africa. It's just another case of bending over backwards to try to avoid hurting the feelings of a vocal minority who are bound and determined to have their feelings hurt regardless of what is said. This sort verbal wrangling and intellectual dishonesty leads to people like John Wiley Price insisting that the term "black hole" is racist. I personally find someone actually using the term "Euro-American" as hilarious as I find being chastised for using the term "white" offensive. C'mon guys... not everything your neighbor says has been calculated to offend you, and sometimes a spade really is just a spade.

Oldgringo wrote:What is a "euro-american"? Will I know one when I see one?

I think it's over-PC speak for "white."