Asians, Blacks and Hispanics like white people more than they like each other

[chispas 0]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics.

Let's call them "chispas" from now on.

Really??????

Yep. One Chispa, two Chispas. Short for Caribbean Hispanic.

At least we don't say half cast like the UK does.

[JohnK 0]

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck then it's probably a duck!

[Sheriff Uling 3]

Since my daughter is half Mexican and my wife is Asian, this poll might be right. By the by, I'm Black...

Cheers!!!

Sheriff Uling

you dont say?

I know that it's hard to tell...

[Queen Jenn 0]

In contrast, more than 60 percent of African-Americans dismissed the American dream as not working for them.

They got that backwards.

The American dream doesn't "work" for you -- you have to work for the American dream.

That is exactly right. There is no such thing as a "free lunch" so to speak. You gotta work to get what you want. Nobody's going to hand it to you on a silver platter.

[vbtbmrt 2]

Racism is a ###### and must be cured during childhood

i agree but good luck you got so many people hateing other people. somepeople that think everything is someone elses problem. that most people think it will cure it self

[peejay 327]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics.

Let's call them "chispas" from now on.

Really??????

Yep. One Chispa, two Chispas. Short for Caribbean Hispanic.

At least we don't say half cast like the UK does.

Let's see...in Louisiana I have heard the terms...mulatto...quadroon...octoroon...quintroon...etc.

It's only offensive if one takes offense to it or if hanging that tag on someone is detrimental. Otherwise it is just an adjective. Big deal!

Thiry five years ago when I took driver's ed in high school we had to list race on the form to get the learner's permit. Orientals could choose "White" or "Oriental". Hispanics could choose "Hispanic" or "White". But Whites could only choose "White". If I remember correctly Blacks could choose "Black" or "Negro". I seem to remember the form was fill-in-the-blank rather than multiple choice.

My current driver's license doesn't even have a racial designation. It was never on the licenses even 35 years ago. Just the photo. So...why do they even ask or need to know?

The truth is that the different racial groups want it that way for a multitude of reasons that are too lengthy to list in one post. Welcome to America.

[Fandango 1,439]

That study with the black children broke my heart while I was watching it.

Concerning the ticking of the boxes......if you feel offended, then don't! The box I tick doesn't define who I am as a person....there are a grillion different 'white' people. Am I white like a WASP? No. My heritage is Italian....hell, when I lived in the UK, some people described me as 'brown' (well, they're blue-white)

Tick the box, don't tick the box....boxes don't define who you are...you do.

[Scott & Lai 12]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics. Same goes for any pan-category. Agreed, race is a socially constructed concept etc., etc., etc. (here the work of Henry Giroux is a really engaging read), but it does mess with your life and your career: whether you want it to or not.

Same goes for lumping people into the "White" category, but people don't seem to think that's such a big deal.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics. Same goes for any pan-category. Agreed, race is a socially constructed concept etc., etc., etc. (here the work of Henry Giroux is a really engaging read), but it does mess with your life and your career: whether you want it to or not.

Same goes for lumping people into the "White" category, but people don't seem to think that's such a big deal.

I agree. That's why I said pan-categories: all encompassing, omni-defining.

Edited December 12, 2007 by Len_and_Bren

[ForeverAmen 0]

In contrast, more than 60 percent of African-Americans dismissed the American dream as not working for them.

They got that backwards.

The American dream doesn't "work" for you -- you have to work for the American dream.

That is exactly right. There is no such thing as a "free lunch" so to speak. You gotta work to get what you want. Nobody's going to hand it to you on a silver platter.

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics.

Let's call them "chispas" from now on.

Really??????

Yep. One Chispa, two Chispas. Short for Caribbean Hispanic.

At least we don't say half cast like the UK does.

[Jasman0717 9]

[eric&gen 0]

I thought it was the other way around blacks hate whites blacks hate maxicans mexicans hate blacks mexicans hate whites asians hate everyone lol.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics. Same goes for any pan-category. Agreed, race is a socially constructed concept etc., etc., etc. (here the work of Henry Giroux is a really engaging read), but it does mess with your life and your career: whether you want it to or not.

Same goes for lumping people into the "White" category, but people don't seem to think that's such a big deal.

Exactly. There's antique white, off white, ultra white and cream cheese white just to name a few. I'm actually quite offended that cream cheese me is lumped in with the off white crowd.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Add me to the "hi, you have a race now" crowd. I think it's quite simplistic, lumping ALL people from Latin American descent into ONE category (either Hispanic or Latino); as if we were all the same; precluding folks like chispas from claiming their Caribbean ancestry based on physical characteristics. Same goes for any pan-category. Agreed, race is a socially constructed concept etc., etc., etc. (here the work of Henry Giroux is a really engaging read), but it does mess with your life and your career: whether you want it to or not.

Same goes for lumping people into the "White" category, but people don't seem to think that's such a big deal.

Exactly. There's antique white, off white, ultra white and cream cheese white just to name a few. I'm actually quite offended that cream cheese me is lumped in with the off white crowd.

Don't forget corned-beef pink!