Quote Originally Posted by GaryWilcox
I actually prefer to use African-American because it doesn't refer to a color, but a culture (which can be related to behavioral patterns), whereas color doesn't predetermine norms of behavior.
I agree that skin color has no relation to behavior, and hope I've never been caught using it in any way to describe such things. When I use the word 'black' I'm using merely as a description. Similar examples would be the bald guy, the guy with the glasses, the guy with the red hair (used on me all the time). I guess I just have physical appearance and culture seperate in my mind.