[Dogstar]

Yeah, it's unfortunate, Steve...Working at a newspaper I guess makes me more sensitive to it. We have policies regarding what we call different ethnic groups and sometimes words evolve into negative connotations. I think some of it has to do with some people of color trying to distinguish themselves further than skin color, by citing their origins. Other ethnic groups have done that throughout history, like the Irish and Italian. There are tons of Irish-American and Italian American clubs where people can join if they have a certain percentage of that heritage in them. I guess as a country we haven't been around long enough to call ourselves simply Americans, given that everyone practically came here from somewhere else.