Did Larry King actually just say,

[Lefta Dissenter]

"There was a racial component to it, wasn't there? Many of the victims were Asian or Ne... or black."

[dolo amber]

1. Well, in fairness...

Back in the 30s, when King was middle-aged, that was an acceptable term. :D

[Demonaut]

3. I still hear "colored" from mostly upper middle aged white men

not often but enough, I work for a middle to higher end custom AV retailer. They use the term when describing their salesman when they've forgotten his name. I always let the salesman know, only after they've bought.

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. OK, now that's just

hilarious, because when he said it, the first thing that came to mind was hearing my great-grandmother say that!

[MisterP]

7. and those 30's aren't the 1930's,

they're just the 30's!

[lpbk2713]

2. He might have had a flashback to "Blazing Saddles"

Many of the victims were Asian or N........

[morningglory]

5. Martin Luther King, Jr used the work Negro. eom

[candy]

6. It was commonly used years ago and was considered respectful-

Isn't there a group called The United Negro College Fund?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. speaking as an older, but no where near as old as LK, person

it is very hard sometimes to stop using a word you grew up with... negro was easier to lose because black was hip and with it. AfricanAmerican bothers me a lot. Mainly because I have relatives who are African Americans who are white.

IMHO (as if anyone asked for it) African American should be reserved for those who emmigrate from that continent when they do not wish, or are not able, to identify the country of their origin.