No, I'm not kidding. In fact, I find it so transparently and patently ridiculous that I'm amazed this debate is even taking place. LOL
I'm going to be getting this in my email from my mom in a couple of weeks, and I'll be able to send her the Snopes link when they catch up with it.
(BTW, the Arabic word 'bd means slave -- as in "Abdullah" which means "Slave of Allah" or even "Abdulmessiah" for "Slave of Christ" with Christian Arabs -- and not "black." "Aswad" is Arabic for black.)