Ron, I'll never hear African American the same again, you've skillfully removed the separating barrier.
"He/she's an African American.", "Nope, he/she's A frickin' American like me."
We were at the zoo in Asheboro with the kids years ago. We got to the American Bison enclosure, and my wife was reading the sign and pointing to the buffalo, and said to our little boys, "Look boys, those are BEE-son."