Washington DC — Question 9 on the 2010 U.S. Consensus form reportedly asks about race, with one of the answers listed as “Black, African American, or Negro”.

For many blacks, the word negro conjures visions of segregation and slavery.  However, I do not understand what the fuss is all about.  Blacks, African Americans, and Negros are (3) characteristically distinct groups:

African American

Negro

Black

What bothers me is checking off that I am a fucking Caucasian.  I don’t even know what that means.  I have simply been trained to select that box when I encounter it.  It makes me feel like a pale Asian guy.  The last thing my morale needs before getting off a plane in Mexico is to tell immigrations that I am a Caucasian.  It’s the term they use to describe really generic white Americans.  I’d rather check off “Gineau Dego” before selecting Caucasian.  At least it would leave my form with a sense of character and distinction; rather than a tongue-tied angle of calling myself a run-of-the-mill pale white guy.  So ‘Negro’?  Shit, I’ll check off ‘Negro’.  At least it will score me some tail.

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