Are we really trying to be respectful to each other by continuing to use the terms "whites" and "blacks" - I don't think any of us on here have truly white or black skin.
Also, it seems to me that this topic keeps popping up all over the board (in other forums as well) and it appears as though some people have no problem in labeling Caucasians (such as "don't you hate it when whites...."), but I don't recall seeing a post where someone said "don't you hate it when blacks..." .
So we've discussed this exact issue before (exactly - just search under "Racism" if you want to see all the circles) and they were all eventually closed because the discussion got out of hand. The majority of us (i.e., regular posters on this board) have decided in the past that this topic is not conducive to amicable discussion. So why are we going through it again? Just MHO - especially since I'll be away from my computer for 4 days and I'm sure I'll come back to a slam fest.
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