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Dems4me (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:55 PM Original message |
Why do people seem to have to claim an ethnicity, |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Being Jewish |
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Dems4me (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. It's a very complicated issue... |
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Poseidan (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. spanish is european/white |
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Poseidan (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. ethnic jews are white + middle eastern |
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amyrose2712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. As far as I know, we don't choose our place or origin of birth... |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember a Dave Chapelle Bit - particularly apropos |
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amyrose2712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Excellent! nt |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. OMG - I love the requirement |
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But.... (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. But... |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. I thought it was gonna be a different one. |
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drmeow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Based on research by some of my colleagues, |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
6. When asked my race |
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Dems4me (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I like that! Thank you. n/t |
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mrcheerful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. I haven't a clue myself outside of my maternal grand mother was born in ireland and |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. Many people take pride in their ethnic background, or backgrounds. |
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iamahaingttta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have just about the most Irish name imaginable... |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
14. Because ethnicity is still important in many ways. |
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Dems4me (273 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Years ago, maybe still, forms would have 'Other' for race, I would |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. And I think it's hilarious that you can still confound the bean-counters... |
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busybl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. I have a black ancester and |
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MsRedacted (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. My Mother was 50% American Indian, she looked it. My Dad was a caucasian mutt with irish roots. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Chicken? Egg? Or bowl of Cheerios? |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. It isn't how you judge people. |
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Number_Six (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
24. Easy answer.... |
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