Is it racist?

That sounds utterly retarded. I think the person is seriously over-reacting. Its not racist at all.

All white people are racist and only white people can be racist. I thought all you crackers knew that.

Racism is preferring one race over another or thinking one race is superior to another. Your friend has little idea of what racism is.

We all know what the offensive racist words are and its not "black".
I say "black" "white" ect...so is it racist to call white people "caucasian?" Do I care that much? Ah, no.
I agree, if someone was born in Africa(or Italy or Poland) then they are African/Italian/Polish-American. Otherwise were just different colored Americans.
She is probably one of those annoying super pc individuals who is hated by all races lol.

Sigh no it's not, if the term "black" Is racist then how come "african-american" isn't? Think about it not all people from africa are black so why is it considered racist? There is also the argument of that black people can be more so "racist" towards other races but if a white person says one little thing you get shit for it.

Ignorant.

maybe the point was why you had to specify the color of the skin for what you were saying?
If it had no bearance, perhaps you should of just said a lady, I mean why bring ethnicity into it?
Still I agree with the comments above that your co worker overreacted but I just wanted to make sure I understood the post properly in order to give an accurate response. You need context with things like this.

Not racist at all. It's not insulting, it's a fact. Black people are black.

After this Black Lives Matter movement how are y’all feeling now? Lol

*sigh* I don't think it matters. No one bothers to take the time to call me "Caucasian American". It takes to long, and black is more simple. As a matter of fact I don't even take the time to mention someones race because it's not a big deal to me.

I'm not black, but am brown. I don't consider it racist, though.

As far as I know, "black" (when used as a descriptor, and not with the clear intention to insult) isn't offensive nowadays. That said, though, I'm white, and don't live in an English-speaking country, so I might be completely wrong, and if so, I apologize!

im brown tho... :/

I don't think it's racist to mention somebody's skin colour. It's a fact. They're black. Obviously if you use it in a derogatory way it would be racist. But sometimes mentioning skin colour at all is completely not relevant to the story being told so I don't know why some people do it, but I still wouldn't call it racist. However, if you know a black person who is offended when you say that they're black, it's best to just try not to say it around them, out of politeness at least.

Why can't we say that black people are black people?
They are, right?

I'm not black, but I don't believe it's racist when you use race to identify a person.

aren't black people brown?

I am red, and it is not racist.

You find me offensive.. I find you offensive for finding me offensive.

you can call them black and if your close enough call them nigga

Your coworker is an uptight, over sensitive, douchebag idiot.