OT - A rose by any other name...

Nah, not really.  Give me some time and coffee to really wake up.

Being multi-racial, I could check every box on the list, but...I check African American and white usually.  I prefer the term black.  I also refer to myself as a bi-racial woman because most people understand that, but I often do, when asked what nationality I am, describe myself as creole which is most accurate.  My father's linage is from New Orleans and he is creole and my mother is Canadian.  French Canadians are apart of the linage of creole/cajun heritage. So creole really says it all.  Being called colored is insulting.  My Canadian grandmother use to use that term and it pissed me off every time she did!

Hmm..all this time I thought you were Hispanic.  Goes to show what I know.

Most people think that or that I'm Italian or whatever. That's why I say I'm bi-racial.  Most  people understand that.  Few really understand what Creole is. 

Well I'm bi-racial.  Thanks to WLS I'm now half-fat and half-skinny!

I think the only reason I thought that is I saw you were from Mesa-having lived in Phx for a few yrs I know that most of the population is Latino or Native American .

Sorry.

No apologies necessary sweetie.  I'm not from AZ.  I'm from Phila.  Yes, lots of Mexicans and a few natives, but mostly white old people.  I hate Mesa.  Did you like living here?

Well it grew on me.  I hated it for the 1st 6 months I was there.  the only reson I stayed as long as I did is I made some really great friends there. But to be honest I wasn't sad to leave.

I know what Creole is but I can't imagine trying to explain it in your neck of the woods...LOL.