A reader writes:
Teacher: So, can anyone remember what Hubert looks like?
Girl Student: (slowly and carefully) Is he, shall we say, of a darker
skin-tone?
Teacher: Yes, he is black.
Male Student: (laughs)
Girl Student: What? I was trying to avoid saying it like that! I didn\'t
want to offend anyone!
Male Student: Isn\'t is the acceptable way of refering to them though,
black?
Teacher: Yes. Yes it is.
Where: Bexhill College
Overheard by: Daisy