Date:  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 15:42:46 EST

From:  MICHAEL K PARSONS <mkpars01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUACAD.MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>

Subject: Re: offending idioms



The term "African American" is little more than the PC solution to the

responsibility that White America has in perpetuating racism. The term is,

by its very nature, exclusionary. While pride in ones heritage is a good

thing, we ought not cover up covert racism with candy coated closed doors we

call "multicultural acceptance." The problem of racism in the United States

will never be truly addressed until we quit hiding behind walls of terminology.



Michael Parsons

mkpars01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]msuacad.morehead-stu.edu

Morehead State University

Morehead, Ky 40351