It sounds racist, even if you say it about yourself. Liberal thinkers are worried about depersonalizing via language so they use phrases like "they are X-ese" o

It sounds racist, even if you say it about yourself. Liberal thinkers are worried about depersonalizing via language so they use phrases like "they are X-ese" or "they are an X person". While the phrase "they are a X" is considered a more derogatory tone that replaces someone's person-ness with their nationality.