i don't think differentiating between 2 people by saying white, black, hispanic, whatever, usually puts you on people's bad side. i think it's when you bring race into a story it didn't need to be in. such as "a black guy cut me off on the freeway and i was so pissed"

I try to never use race. I mean, how many times has someone said, "There's a black guy outside to see you." If the person waiting were white, would they have still named the guy's race? I know no one's being racist, but there are many other words to use to describe someone. Oh, and: +2 for Anonymous

making a point of NOT using someones race is a bit questionable, its like making a point of NEVER mentioning someones hair colour, or their eye colour. as long as you arent meaning to insult soneone you should be alowed to use any discernable feature to describe them

You're taking my comment out of context. I'm talking about pointing someone out of a crowd. Yes, saying someone is black/Asian/etc. is the easy way to identify someone (they are a visible minority in my part of the world), but why define people by their skin colour? People have more characteristics

if someone is white and they are next to a black person, the most obvious feature difference is their skin colour, why avoid it. why NOT differentiate - it IS a difference. if i treat them differently because of it, then thats bad. but i should be allowed to say its a difference when it clearly is

im black, and i say tht. when my friends (whos also black) were talkin about Secret Life, we mentioned Amy's bffs. we call them the black one and the white one. its not racist.

Well, nobody knows what's politically correct these days, so I try not to use either. So, I make it frustrating and say "that dude over there". XD

its obvious that you have two different heritages when there is a n*igger and a white guy, there is no need to differentiate between them though, they have names, not to mention that generally they are both american, if not you can differentiate between nationalities if your so fucked off you feel the need to go around differentiating between people

If anything, talking about someone as if they don't know they are white/black/brown/whatever is insulting to everyone's intelligence.

"yeah, he's the black one."
"dude, that's so racist."

i hate that!

Woot! First post to get 1000 YYAs!

*high fives*

im so pleased i posted this :) i sent an email to the makers of this site asking them if i could make an account and link this post to it, as i am quite proud of it, but i got no reply. it probably would be hard to prove i posted it too... :( nevermind, im glad so many people agree anyway!

all you say is colored

why say coloured? whats wrong with the term black? it isnt a racist term and used properly it isnt discriminating.

how is this the num 1 post?

you sound more racist by saying african-american than black. african-american sounds like you're trying to be careful about what you say because you're nervous you might be called racist

If there was 2 guys one black and one white, and you wanted to difrenciate between them, and you said "the white guy " , would anyone call you racist?

@lazynez... i thought it was funny lol

There are idiots at my school who accuse me of being racist when I use the name of a colour (not even identifying someone) Idiots

I bet you a gazillion dollars that the people who said u were wrong, were in fact black.

your mom

Duh. COME ON.

yeah you should bc when im watching movies and someone asks me who someone is, I feel like i cant say "He's the black one" without being called a racist

You should be able so describe a person with whatever you like! I mean i dont care if people call me white. I AM. It's okey just as no one uses it in a negative way. Such as "I hate her because she's white." <-- Now for that I will kick some serious ass =) .

i still don't get why people differentiate people by the color of their skin. if they're idiots, their color is the least of the problems. i believe in stereotypes, but i believe that has everything to do with where they've been brought up, not the color of their skin. i believe in genetics, and if stereotypical idiots breed with the same stereotypical idiots, in the same stereotypical area, chances are there'll be more stereotypes around to reinforce the belief of stereotypes. they'll have more in common and keep attracting one another. if the stereotypes happen to mostly be a certain race, then chances are they'll keep meeting the same race and stereotype because, it's only in science that opposites attract. so then you get a racial stereotype, but only for that area. point is: chances are you'll meet the same kind of people in the same area. you can't generalize an entire race, you can generalize a community, though. rant powers deactivate!

that sucks that someone anonymous posted the best post of all time!

Everyone who said "no way" is probably all black..

I get it, it's a cock joke!

WTF! i posted this exact thing before this person did.

yeah, but ever realized that if a black person is doing something you say, "that black guy is..." but if a white person is doing it, you say "that guy is..." come on people, who says that white guy.seriously..

WHITE POWER

^faggot.

that doesn't mean you're racist, it just means you're not blind

Wow. 10k Yeah you ares... that's alot

usually "black" is considered politically incorrect, though.
maybe it would be less racist to say, oh i don't know,
african american?
just a thought.

Yeeep, it really sucks when you accidentally click 'Post Anonymously'

Notice none of the No Way people have anything to say.

I agree.
I am black.
So if you were to refer to me as "The short black girl over there" i would not get offended and think you're racist.
Same as how no one should think im racist when i saw "The white guy" or "The asian guy" or "The latino dude" etc.

callin sum1 blak is racist becaz it is rood

As the post says, it shouldn't be considered racist to use race to describe someone. It's all in the way things are said.

Why does everyone suddenly act like they are incapable of telling the difference between something that's really offensive and something that isn't, using this post as a means to complain about something that reaches far overhead...

I just made your rating +11111
you're welcome :)

Well if one's black then they're NOT both nondescript... :D

im brown =]

White is a culture.
Caucasian is a culture.
You can be white but not caucasian and you can be caucasian but not white.

its like saying "that guy with brown hair" saying the color of there skin is being descriptive not raciest. Now if you said "that *(nword)* guy" thats a different story and really really racist.

omg....this guy has the highest rated post on the site and it was ANONYMOUS! aghh

I don't think black people should be called african american, because there are white africans, too. You couldn't say european americans about white people, because there are other races in every country.

Hahaha. I bet the guy who posted this under anonymous is really regretting not posting this after they got an account. ha

On my planet we killed minorities

"You're white." "RACIST."

Highest rated of all time...and it's by anonymous. Bummer dude.

now isn't it kinda funny too how when we say "there was this black guy" or something along the lines of that we whisper it? as if referring to them is a bad thing or something

cool story bro

agreed

You're proud to have the number one post of all time, amirite?

Yeah if your a black dude you can say that but if you are a white dude you cant say that you have to say hes the white dude, but a black dude should say hes the black dude. But it is all racism. Just say the dude on the left or right.

You can't really call every black person 'African American' because not every black person in the world originates from Africa.

You are just stating a fact that he is black. You aren't saying anything bad about that or the guy. We can't just stop admitting that people have different races. His race is a characteristic.