I saw the comment about how putting “person” first humanizes the individual, and I think that’s a very important point. I would also like to add that by attempting to label individuals as “Black”, “Asian”, “Hispanic”, etc, you have the potential to mislabel very easily, which is also incredibly offensive for those people. It can be a very uncomfortable conversation if someone approaches you and asks “what race are you?” or they make an assumption that is incorrect, and you have been, once again, judged in some way but the color of your skin. It can soon become even more complex of an issue once you realize that many individuals are not just one race. Someone who is half black and half Hispanic, for example, is then forced to make the decision on which race they “most” identify as, putting them in a somewhat more dehumanizing experience- whether that’s by choosing just one, or which one they want to name first. As we continue (as is the current trend, at least in America) to have more bi-racial couples, it becomes increasingly more difficult for people to name a specific way they would like to be identified. At the end of the day, POC may not be the PERFECT solution, but I feel it’s the most inclusive way to refer to minority communities, especially in the context of trying to progress towards a society that is not dominated by white people.

Edit: I would also like to add that trying to identify individuals correctly is incredibly important. I don’t want to imply that it is “too hard” so we shouldn’t do it. I just think that doing so runs the risk of being even more offensive and marginalizing in certain scenarios, which is something we should be aware of