Visible miniority BS

[RootedPhoenix]

...........except you could just say that he had lighter skin or darker skin. Talk about shades or undertones. Even if you said someone was Black, that encompasses a range of shades. And then what will you do if someone happens to have a mixed racial background? You can't just say "he's of mixed ethnicity", as that doesn't offer any conclusive information. If you were, however, to say that he had tan skin with olive undertones, or pale skin with red undertones, you've got a better description, I think.

[Fryk]

Hehe, call a typical egyptian an african-american, and see how people look at you. It's fun, I've done it.

[Wingates_Hellsing]

I propose a new umbrella terms:

Westerner-Americans for anyone from Europe.

Not-Westerner-Americans for everyone else.

My logic is undeniable

[Rapscallion]

I've got a better umbrella term.

Person.

Rapscallion

[HYHYBT]

The only umbrella term I can think of at the moment is "bumbershoot."

[Fryk]

I've got a better umbrella term.

Person.

Rapscallion

Yeah, but that just puts you on equal footing with Mrs Swann from MadTV when trying to describe someone.

"He look... like a man."