Why am I still “white?”

We’re supposed to call people whose skin color is black “African-Americans”.

We call people whose skins are brown Hispanics.

And no one would ever say an Asian is a “yellow.”

So why am I a member of the only race that is still designated by the color of its skin?

11 comments December 18th, 2006


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