An Older Black Man Tells a Younger White Man, "When

An older black man tells a younger white man, "When I was born, I was called black. Then I was called African American. Then I was called a person of color, and now I'm called black again. So I really don't care which one you call me as long as you respect me." What is the older man trying to do?

A) help the younger man use his preferred term of group identity
B) help the younger man understand which terms of group identity are offensive
C) lessen the younger man's anxiety and uncertainty over terms of group identity
D) describe his own anxiety and uncertainty over terms of group identity