User blog comment:Jack Goldwrecker./A Misunderstanding/@comment-3242795-20120514201220/@comment-4034967-20120514202437

I completely agree. Not to be stereotypical, but I know some African-American people who are friends of mine. When I met their friends, they got mad at someone for saying, "Everyone here is a different race; Jarod is white, I'm Asian, and he's black," and then called him a "racist." Not to be stereotypical but what is it with African-American people that makes them think the term "black" is racist? If someone said to me, "You're white," would I care? No. So why do they? It's not even offensive. Saying someone's race is in no way being racist. If I said I didn't like a certain race, that would be racist. But if I said "So-and-so is German," or, "So-and-so is black," that is not racist, it's simply stating a fact. What's the big deal? If someone says I'm Dutch, I don't care at all. If they said "I hate Dutch people," then I'd care. But if they're not saying the latter, I don't care; why should it make a difference just because someone is a different race?