You may personally regard the term any way you like. I dislike the fact that all these terms ever existed. The whole point, of course, is that many Americans would like to pretend they don't exist, and pretend that the underlying realities, history, and existence of the forces and actions of the society that invented them disappeared when people stopped using the terms in public.

I refer to the faux outrage in reaction to the notorious Rev. Wright, of course. Some have called it a teachable moment. My efforts in that regard have been only partially successful, I can see.