[the OlLine Rebel]

We now have a bunch of racial terms that are not in sync at all with each other.

White
African-American
Asian
Native American

Etc.

Frankly white is nice and simple, and general. We should just go back to colors. White, black, yellow and red.

[V K Lee]

Would a white Hispanic be included in that list?
(remembering George Zimmerman)

[Reddy]

I think you’re on to something, but I’m not sure using color is the way to go.

If only we could call everyone, “American” first.

Then maybe there would be an easy way for people to delineate themselves if they want. But what would it be? If you did American Black and American White, how then would you describe Hispanics and Asian ancestry? That’s the problem, as you stated, the descriptions are not in sync with each other.

Someone more brilliant than me will develop the right verbiage.