Yeah unfortunately that happens sometimes when these phrases get coined and misinterpreted. The media's interpretation of the word "hacker" is like calling a police officer a "killer" because he has the legal right to use deadly force. When you think of it, white-hat hackers and black-hat cyber-criminals use the same tools and methods, but with different goals.. Just as cops and criminals use the same tools and methods. But some of us are neither white hats nor black hats, we just like hacking. I think we need to coin a new phrase that hasn't been tarnished by the media yet.