That is apparently the "accepted norm" for this generation. There was an incident a year or so ago when a black female legislator was making a speech on the mistreatment of blacks in Africa, Darfur most likely, and she just could NOT make herself use the word "black" in reference to the native African populace. She stammered over it and finally settled on the term "African-American Africans".............It was hilarious!...............and soooo indicative of our "problem"............
Sounds like something Maxine Waters would do.