i don't use it because i don't don't feel the need to constantly refer to a person's race when i am conversing with them
. i know that's not really what it means nowadays but that's what it used to mean, and racists still use it, so i still see it as a word with a negative connotation and a lot of history behind it.
i really wish people would stop being so focused on race though. why can't we just see each other as people?
lemme stop because i can feel a rant coming on