A black man and his son were riding on an airplane for the first time. The flight attendant came on the intercom and said that one of the four engines on the plane had blown out. She said that they would have to start throwing out luggage. 5 minutes later she came back on the intercom and said that another engine had blown out and all of the luggage would have to thrown off the plane. 10 minutes after that, she came back on and said that a third engine had blown out and people would have to be thrown off the plane. "We will start at the top of the alphabet", she said. "A is for African-American". The young boy began to raise his hand, but his dad pushed it back down. "But daddy, we're African-American." "I know son, we ain't about to get thrown off this plane." Then the attendant moved to B because she saw no hands go up. "B is for Black." The young boy began to raise his hand again, but his dad pushed his hand down. "But daddy, we are black." "I know son, but we ain't about to get thrown off this plane right now." The flight attendant began getting irritated because she saw no hands, so she moved on to C. "C is for Colored." The young boy began to raise his hand a third time, but his dad pushed it down again. The boy just could not understand. "But daddy, we African-American, Black, and Colored. Why won't you let me raise my hand?" "Son, I know we African-American, Black, and Colored, but today son we're Niggers. That way Jews and Mexicans come before us!"