I honestly don't mind being inappropriate or distasteful (I have my own ideas about those words, but NBD), and I probably do have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, I have to agree. But I wasn't trying to insult anyone's intelligence/capability/professional potential, I was merely saying that I think sociology doesn't give race enough credit. Granted, now that I look at my post it does seem a little catty, but what would you expect from someone who did undergrad in Ethnic Studies/NAS? And although word choice doesn't seem like a big deal to you, expressions, present and past, are taken very seriously in ethnic studies because it is often what is considered "normal" that is the problem.