I think calling each other blacks must STOP!!!

Why? (this is my opinion, please feel free to comment if you differ)

A lie was told and it was couched in language, they made everything black; ugly and evil (look at the synonyms for the word black), its always something low, sinister and degrading. The word black was used to suppress and to show inferiority, and at the same time limiting the so-called black man to see/realize the potential that he had within himself. But if you look at the word 'white' its always something good and pure.

I believe we should refer to each other as 'Africans' (that's what we are, we are AFRICANS). Every time I fill out an application form or come across race identification (white, coloured or black), I always cross out the word black and write the word African on top (even in my school text books). "Black" people that are situated in other parts of the world are classified as African American, African European, African German etc (depending on the region that they inhibit). I refuse to define myself as a colour!!! I was asked by a white person "If you dont like being defined as a colour then why am I calling white people white?" my answer was simple, "There is nothing wrong being called 'white' but I find everything wrong being called 'black".

I've seen many of my sisters use Ponds, white powder and even bleach their skin colour because they hated being called ''black''. Its sad that there are so many factors that plan to divide us, I'm hoping that one day instead of calling each other black, white, coloured, African, European, American, Indian or British, we must refer to each other as one race...... and thats the human race!!!