> Personally, I see it as a misnomer and a way to create an other. Note how you rarely if ever hear white Americans referred to as European American.

It also creates the confusing situation of having white Americans from Africa ;)

> I also feel you missed my point. I'm not saying "Black" is rude, I'm saying the term "blacks" is rude.

Thanks, though at least Wikipedia uses the term very liberally, and there are several sources cited that use the term as well, including modern ones.