How diverse is DU?

[marmar]

Poll question: How diverse is DU?

Personally, I think race is a phony construct (people with a given "race" can be more gentically different than people from two different "races"), but I can't say that I'm not interested in how representative DU is of "Amurka," which is at least one-third "minority."
If you don't want to participate, I understand that some people aren't comfortable with this kind of thing. But if you do, great!
For the record, I place myself in the African American/Black category.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. You think race is a phony construct but you want to know what race we are?

Mark me down as orange.

[marmar]

3. Just trying to gauge the diversity.....

Demographic stuff fascinates me.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Northern Irish?

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. LOL

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. American Mutt

:)

English, German, Prussian, Dutch, 3 American Indian, and assorted unknowns. :patriot:

[Exultant Democracy]

4. Quoth the Hilton "Thats hot."

[EFerrari]

20. The Academy calls that "Heinz 57"

lol

[Maine-ah]

29. I would also fall under that catagory (American Mutt)

Portugese, Scottish, Irish, & Dutch.
All Maine-ah
:)

But, to look at me, I'm white. Really freakin' white.

[The Straight Story]

5. Go whites go - we are winning, wooohooo....oh wait...

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

10. Not AGAIN!

LOL

[The Straight Story]

11. I am thinking we need one on hair color too

Mine is bald color right now though, so I hope they include that in the poll :)

I just shaved my head the other day (the one up top...) and I got in the shower and grabbed the shampoo and then thought...wait a minute...I won't need to repeat!

[EFerrari]

32. Hair color? Well, then next time I better save the box to get it right.

:rofl:

[MaryBear]

6. One can disagree with the construct, and still find it useful.

My understanding of what you are asking here is how we view ourselves.

[marmar]

8. Exactly....

:)

[MedleyMisty]

7. My skin is white

But I do have Sioux and Cherokee in my ancestry. It's just that the Irish and perhaps English (I don't know anything about the paternal side of my family except my last name, and it sounds sort of English) skin tone got passed down. I think I got the Native American textures, though.

You can really see the Native American characteristics in my mother's father.

Anyway, I voted white because that's what people would think if they saw me and so I get the social privileges that come with being white.

[MaryBear]

9. There's another poll for you, marmar.

Perceived as... See self as... Etc...

[Clark2008]

18. Let me guess - you're Southern.

That's exactly my heritage - and I consider that heritage to be especially prominant in the Appalachian region.

On Edit: Just looked and, yep, you are. :hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

22. lol. as I've gotten older, I get asked more and more often if I'm Indian.

and I proudly fess up.
My Grandparents however would have checked 'white'. :( Gram only revealed that she was 1/2 Blackfoot when she thought she was on her death-bed. Denied ever saying that when she recovered. :eyes:

[etherealtruth]

13. I'm Pillsbury Doughboy white ....

My family (children) are not ... I wonder how many families are like mine?

[NotGivingUp]

15. wasn't expecting racial divisions. as for ideologies, very diverse.

[H2O Man]

16. Human Race ....

looking in at the rat race ....

Rat Race by Bob Marley

Uh! ya too rude!
Uh! eh! what a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
Oh, what a rat race!
This is the rat race! rat race! (rat race!)

Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket:
Oh, what a rat race, yeah! rat race!

Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a
In this 'ere rat race, yeah!
Rat race!
I'm singin' that
When the cat's away,
The mice will play.
Political voilence fill ya city, ye-ah!
Don't involve rasta in your say say;
Rasta don't work for no c.i.a.
Rat race, rat race, rat race! rat race, i'm sayin':
When you think is peace and safety:
A sudden destruction.
Collective security for surety, ye-ah!

Don't forget your history;
Know your destiny:
In the abundance of water,
The fool is thirsty.
Rat race, rat race, rat race!

Rat race!
Oh, it's a disgrace
To see the human-race
In a rat race, rat race!
You got the horse race;
You got the dog race;
You got the human-race;
But this is a rat race, rat race!

[TahitiNut]

17. Inside? A rainbow.

My horny Viking ancestors swam in as many gene pools as they could find. My Scots-Irish ancestors mixed with anyone willing and able.

:shrug:

[marmar]

19. ROFL!

:rofl:

[proud patriot]

23. LOL

which is why I call myself Heinz 57 :rofl:

[TahitiNut]

26. Yup. We're "kin."

Heck. It was obvious to me, especially when I met your dad. :silly:

:hug: :hi:

[proud patriot]

21. Other / I describe myself as Heinz 57

Native American
Scottish
Irish
English
German

there's probably more :shrug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

24. Indian (dot, not feather).

:D

[marmar]

25. I just lost my Starbucks soy latte, Starbucks Anarchist....

:spray:

[Colobo]

27. I'm a Latino of African descent

So, what should I put? Latino? Black? :)

[Amused Musings]

28. Halfy

White and Asian. Sometimes I think those ridiculous japanese anime cartoons are based on people like me and my cousins. Round eyes, pointy noses, and unusual hair

[Kerrytravelers]

30. My skin color is white... well, more of a peachy color.

My ethnicity is a Scottish-Irish 50/50 mix.

[Squeegee]

31. Mixed

Scandinavian (probably Danish), German, French, and African-American.

[Karenina]

33. Not very!

:rofl: