[Matt Shelley]

I don’t think so. If it’s used in a descriptive manner that uses terms considered polite and intended to be non-offensive. Think of it in other than racial terms. Hair color or eye color perhaps height, no one would mind being pointed out in a crowd as the ‘tall’ guy on the other side of the room or the ‘redhead’ down the hall. Using something that sets someone apart from a crowd to identify them quickly is fine. A problem that might arise is if you were to identify someone as a ‘black guy’ in a roomful of black guys. In this case your motive for adding race could be questioned. As far as being uncomfortable, I would have to say that could be a sign to me of unspoken racism to me. My friends of all races wouldn’t mind how I described them because they know they could politely correct me if they disagreed with the description. Finding discomfort in making a description might be seen as a signal of discomfort or fear of people of that race.

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Name : Matt Shelley, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : 15 different races-nationalities-tribes, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 44, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : broker, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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