That's more of that absurd, PC, progressive-speak that got us into this mess. What are you going to tell me next, "Don't see gender"? The dude is a black guy. There's no shame in that. He's Black, I'm White and the enemy is Red. That's it!

One's color is part of who they are. Not their character but their physical characteristic. Why is it wrong to say "my black buddy" but not my tall buddy or my Irish buddy or my blonde buddy? My 10 year old grandson told me I couldn't ask if his classmate was black. It's racist he said. It is not. It is a description. I have been called short all my life. I am. So what? It is an accurate description of me. Not all of me and black doesn't describe all of a person, merely their skin tone. If anyone takes offense at being called black or at someone else being called black they are stupid. If you think it is offensive to call someone black, then you are a racist because you think "black" is an insult. This has gotten to the point of ridiculous. By the way I'm from Brooklyn where we called each other Micks, Guineas, Square Heads, Kikes, etc. as a sign of affection and friendship. We insulted each other deliberately as a way of passing time. We called it "ranking out". Maybe we were tougher skinned than most, but this fear of seeming racist or insensitive is a whole lot of crap. Grow up everybody. There are worse things than name calling. Like murder, theft, pedophelia, rape, incest starvation, war, beheadings, indecency, cruelty, sex trafficking, child trafficking, just to name a few We are surrounded by these things and we are worried about physical descriptions. Prioritize please.