What is the controversy surrounding #takeaknee

[John V]

Why is it always racist people who refer to black people as 'blacks'?

You are so racist. I bet you totally are. This fucked up agenda, calling black people 'blacks'... ugh. You are such a racist-face. I'd be so surprised if I was wrong.

I avoid racial identifiers whenever possible. When necessary, I try to use whatever the group prefers. For a few years I was using African American, but it seemed I saw black as much or more and it's quicker to say or type, so I've switched to black. To my knowledge it's not a racist term, and you're grasping at straws.