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Good point I'm going to start crossing out Black and making my own box that says Yellow
Are you a Negro? Vol. US Census....
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Good point I'm going to start crossing out Black and making my own box that says Yellow
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I'm Mexican/Guatemalan American, I put white, because I'm light skinned.
I mean, it was either White, Native American or Black/A-A/Negro
You should put hispanic. They should always have a hispanic decent choice on there.
They actually don't this time. Glad I'm not the only Hispanic that was puzzled at how I should answer question 9. I think I'm going to just bubble other and write down Mexican again.
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stop the madness
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No one should be offended. Yes I know in 2010 the term is offensive.. It is not meant to be racist either..
The reason it is on there is because in the 2000 census over 50,000 people put down "Negro".. So the census decided they should have it on there..
Nothing racist about it in this situation..I normally will point out something as racist if it is.. This is not really the case.
The reason it is on there is because in the 2000 census over 50,000 people put down "Negro".. So the census decided they should have it on there..
Nothing racist about it in this situation..I normally will point out something as racist if it is.. This is not really the case.
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You should put hispanic. They should always have a hispanic decent choice on there.
They actually don't this time. Glad I'm not the only Hispanic that was puzzled at how I should answer question 9. I think I'm going to just bubble other and write down Mexican again.
they do, they always do.
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How is negro any more offensive than "black" or "African-American?"
Sure, its not fair to tell people when/why they should be offended but lets hash this out...
Black: I can't think of many more demeaning things to do to members of a race than to attach a mildly accurate color to their entire culture. If the census only said "Black" and "White" it would have to say "Yellow" and "Brown" and everyone would be up in arms over that. Yes, I am aware of the fact that "negro" means black. Spare me.
African-American: Obviously, not all "blacks" in the United States identify w/their African ancestors. And I suppose your views on evolution would determine whether or not you even believed in varying degrees of ancestry but that's another issue. So African-American, alone, is far from sufficient for anyone from the Caribbean.
Negro: The term has been in use for centuries and some people actually identify w/it, believe it or not. Some folks do not identify w/Africa or something as simple as a color. Yes, "negro" translates to "black" but that's only relevant to the etymology of the word because in the Unites States (believe it or not, we speak English here) the term encompasses a group of people more accurately than "black" ever could.
Sure, its not fair to tell people when/why they should be offended but lets hash this out...
Black: I can't think of many more demeaning things to do to members of a race than to attach a mildly accurate color to their entire culture. If the census only said "Black" and "White" it would have to say "Yellow" and "Brown" and everyone would be up in arms over that. Yes, I am aware of the fact that "negro" means black. Spare me.
African-American: Obviously, not all "blacks" in the United States identify w/their African ancestors. And I suppose your views on evolution would determine whether or not you even believed in varying degrees of ancestry but that's another issue. So African-American, alone, is far from sufficient for anyone from the Caribbean.
Negro: The term has been in use for centuries and some people actually identify w/it, believe it or not. Some folks do not identify w/Africa or something as simple as a color. Yes, "negro" translates to "black" but that's only relevant to the etymology of the word because in the Unites States (believe it or not, we speak English here) the term encompasses a group of people more accurately than "black" ever could.
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Originally Posted by DipsetGeneral
, I prefer African-American..
People are not going to adjust to the term "Negro" well....
Do you understand why/where "negro" is listed on the Census? Have you even READ the Census?
Don't even reply to this. I'll save you the hassle of checking your mail and obeying the law. "Negro" is one of many options on the Census. Nobody has to "adjust" to the term. If you don't identify w/it, don't claim to be "negro." Done. No adjustment necessary. If you look @the Census it clearly says "Black, African Am or Negro." You might want to revisit the definition of "or;" could be useful in life. And please don't try to get cute and make an argument based on boolean logic.
This is all nonsense. There's a box for you to create your own race. If you don't feel like you're being properly acknowledged just make up your own race and save us all a lot of time.
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TacC4 wrote:
Originally Posted by DipsetGeneral
, I prefer African-American..
People are not going to adjust to the term "Negro" well....
Do you understand why/where "negro" is listed on the Census? Have you even READ the Census?
Don't even reply to this. I'll save you the hassle of checking your mail and obeying the law. "Negro" is one of many options on the Census. Nobody has to "adjust" to the term. If you don't identify w/it, don't claim to be "negro." Done. No adjustment necessary. If you look @the Census it clearly says "Black, African Am or Negro." You might want to revisit the definition of "or;" could be useful in life. And please don't try to get cute and make an argument based on boolean logic.
Wat the hell is this negro rambling about
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#@*# the census
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man i almost hate to say it but every time there's a thread involving racial perspective, some white NTers make it apparent just how out of touch they can be.
if at the very least you don't see how including "negro" on the U.S. Census is backwards I don't know what to say.
if at the very least you don't see how including "negro" on the U.S. Census is backwards I don't know what to say.
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damn idk what to put.
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watsup, my negroes
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Originally Posted by THE FAME
They arent, their are Caucasian.
Wrong. Negro/Black is a color, African-American is a term for a ethnic nationality.
I could care less about what generalization you try to attach to me..but if I don't call you out your name
don't call me out mines.
For that detaches my culture and relation to my ancestors,
"Negro" is a term for a bastardized people.
I'll give you that, but your included.
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word. mines in the trash
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why would you do that?...that only means less federal money going to your state/county/townOriginally Posted by Tetsujin23
word. mines in the trash
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Originally Posted by Tetsujin23
word. mines in the trash
I was wondering how long it would take for a "cool guy" to post this.
On a sidenote, it's %$! backwards to ask someone what race they are. We are all of the human race, you would think that in this day in age they would put ethnicity
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Originally Posted by Tetsujin23
word. mines in the trash
More money for my area
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You should put hispanic. They should always have a hispanic decent choice on there.
They actually don't this time. Glad I'm not the only Hispanic that was puzzled at how I should answer question 9. I think I'm going to just bubble other and write down Mexican again.
same problem i had i put white
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Co-sign. Plus it takes likes 2 minutes, and...Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
why would you do that?...that only means less federal money going to your state/county/townOriginally Posted by Tetsujin23
word. mines in the trash
TITLE 13 - CENSUS
CHAPTER 7 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER PERSONS
Sec. 221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers
(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I, II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not more than $100.
(b) Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a) of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is false, shall be fined not more than $500.
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BUT THOSE GUYS ARE SO KEWL!!Originally Posted by Trelvis Tha Thrilla
Co-sign. Plus it takes likes 2 minutes, and...Originally Posted by Dirtylicious
why would you do that?...that only means less federal money going to your state/county/townOriginally Posted by Tetsujin23
word. mines in the trash
TITLE 13 - CENSUS
CHAPTER 7 - OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
SUBCHAPTER II - OTHER PERSONS
Sec. 221. Refusal or neglect to answer questions; false answers
(a) Whoever, being over eighteen years of age, refuses or willfully neglects, when requested by the Secretary, or by any other authorized officer or employee of the Department of Commerce or bureau or agency thereof acting under the instructions of the Secretary or authorized officer, to answer, to the best of his knowledge, any of the questions on any schedule submitted to him in connection with any census or survey provided for by subchapters I, II, IV, and V of chapter 5 of this title, applying to himself or to the family to which he belongs or is related, or to the farm or farms of which he or his family is the occupant, shall be fined not more than $100.
(b) Whoever, when answering questions described in subsection (a) of this section, and under the conditions or circumstances described in such subsection, willfully gives any answer that is false, shall be fined not more than $500.
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in spanish black is negro tho
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Might as well put colored on there
. This is pretty old though..
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Tetsujin23 better dig that thing out of the trash
