I laugh also at the term "African-American". The biggest problem with that term is that Africa is a VERY LARGE continent, and has people of all different races,

I laugh also at the term "African-American". The biggest problem with that term is that Africa is a VERY LARGE continent, and has people of all different races, colors and physical characteristics. Ferinstance, the Berbers of Morocco in north Africa are pale-skinned and blue-eyed. If their children end up in the US, would they also be called African-American? Similarly from South Africa at the other end of the African continent, the Boers are descendants of Dutch farmers. They also are pale-skinned and blue-eyed. Are they not African-Americans when they migrate to the US? If people are black-skinned, or white-skinned, or rust-skinned it's not a problem with Political Correctness to state that fact. There is a perfectly good word for people with black skin that has been made a derogatory term. It's time that word was reinstated. It is 'negro' which very simply means 'black' in Spanish and Portuguese. It is no more and no less derogatory than the English word 'white' to indicate white-skinned people. It's time we grew up.