[Organic Panic]

I grew up when it was perfectly acceptable to use 'negro' in polite society. It was the black liberation radicals that killed the word and changed it to "black." Now, ridiculously we call melanin blessed individuals "african American". They are no more African than I am. I have friends from St. Kitts and St Lucia. NO ONE says "I'm African Caribbean." Is there any other country in the world that blacks call themselves "African ?"

[forgotten man]

Me too. When I was a kid “negro” was considered to be the most polite word to describe black people. The word “colored” was OK to use and was the most common term. I was taught that calling them “black” was offensive. The “n” word was always considered to be extremely offensive where I grew up. Now that I am getting old and confused I am ready to start calling them “negroes” again.