Someone else was going on about pink. I don't like being called pink or white same as some don't like being called black, as in my former son-in-law who calls himself mahogany. One can check any of my many posts throughout my time on Mudcat to find I am no racist.

Re' down South. I have a friend from Pennsylvania who has also lived in Rhode Island for much of her life. She and her husband moved to a smallish town in N. Carolina a few years ago. She told me the other day she can't count the number of times she's been called a "damn Yankee" with a followed reference to the "war." Amazing how much people will hang on to such hatred.

I wonder if we will ever get away from labels. I asked my daughter about this recently since she has twin boys who are of mixed race. I asked her if they identify with the father's ethnic background more then hers or vice versa. They live in an area with what the officials term a majority of minorities...African Americans, Puerto Ricans, and all kinds of mixes. She told me by and large, she and her friends who are parents, grandparents, etc. just identify their kids as all being part of the human race. They are not being raised to identify with any one ethnic identity. It's difficult to describe it the way she did, but it seems to be a pretty healthy way with less discrimination, while still enjoying the cultural diversities that come with it. I guess one would call it a multi-cultural upbringing which is reflected throughout the community, including the schools, businesses, etc.