WTF's A Caucasia?

Apparently, Caucasia is a real place. Who knew? Anyway, I don't like being referred to as Caucasian. I've known black people to resist the term African, because they aren't from Africa, they're native born American (or English, or what have you. I personally resist using the term African-American because then I'm stuck on what to call the same kind of person when they're from somewhere other than America. I prefer to stick with the term black, until I learn their name, at which point, I'll their name, obviously. *Shrugs*

I'm not a racist. I'm really not. I see everyone as being just another guy. I'm naturally shy around all people, so if I shy away from you in the halls, its what I always do. I really do like the Internet for the following reason: no one knows what you look like on the other end unless you want them to. By the time you do get a picture, you should have gotten the idea about what your friend is like as a person. That's how I like to judge a person. Beyond that, a person's looks are purely icing of the cake.

The point of that inane rambling is that I see someone's skin color as an identifyer, the same way I'd say that one person is taller than another person, or has different color hair. It just so happens that, at least to my eyes, a person's skin color stands out more than any other feature, especially reguarding two people of starkly contrasting colors. If I'm looking at two people from across the room, one black and one white, and I'm trying to point one out to the guy next to me, I'll say "Oh, he's the white/black guy at the other end of the room." I try to not let such things affect my actual perceptions of people, of course, and I'd like to think I'm pretty successful at it. Maybe if everyone just wore a sign with a color, a letter, a number, and a shape, each unique to them, completely random (maybe the shape would be a surname or something.) That way, if you needed to identify someone from across the room, you'd merely point out "The Blue Guy," or "Green A32 Square over there."

In any case, let it be known. I have never been to Caucasia. I do not plan on visiting Caucasia. I am not Caucasian. I am white. Better yet, I am Greg. Call me that. Nice to meet you. Bye.