Racist?

What is an African American?
By definition I would expect that African American refers to any American citizen who is, or is descended from, a person who immigrated to The United States of America from Africa. If this is correct then the term does not apply to all black Americans and will include many people who are not black.

I am fair skinned or white, I am referred to as Caucasian. Once dark skinned or black people were referred to as Negro. Why is it now considered offensive to call a dark skinned person black or a Negro? Why is it correct to refer to dark skinned Americans as African American when it is clearly not accurate?

You may think that I am a racist by asking this question. Well I admit that I am. I believe that my race is superior to all other races on the planet. If we could get past some minor differences like skin color and language, we may be able to address some major ideological issues and begin to live up to our potential as members of the HUMAN race.

It seems that some people need to classify or categorize everything including people. There are those who classify people for beneficial reasons like medical research and those who have political or personal reasons. It is a waste of time and energy to argue over or be offended by these labels when they actually mean very little to most of us as we try to live our lives, raise our children and become better human beings.