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They look white but say they're black: a tiny town in Ohio wrestles with race

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Burnt Reynolds
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Yeah I bet. 👍   Right? Only one or two word walls in the past few days.. Burnt reported for spamming.

Voice of Reason
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Some people just don’t realize that a new account does not necessarily make one suddenly funny.

Just Paul
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Well there is always the US Census definition of race: https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html   And the PBS version of race: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/

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1 hour ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

That's cool and all but I didn't say his birth certificate.

Well then I don't know where that information is found.

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Our language

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octoroon = 1/8th black

quadroon = 1/4 black

doubloon = old Spanish coin

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5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Our language

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hexadecaroon = 1/16th black

octoroon = 1/8th black

quadroon = 1/4 black

doubloon = old Spanish coin

Maybe one of those macaroons that's brown on the outside and white on the inside?

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10 hours ago, CanAm1980 said:

Using your formula:

what race would a person with a black mother and a white father be?

 

Mulatto

If at first you don't succeed, then sky diving is not for you.

Someone stole my dictionary. Now I am at a loss for words.

If Apple made a car, would it have windows?

Ban shredded cheese. Make America Grate Again .

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Deport him and you never have to feed him again.

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

I went bald but I kept my comb.  I just couldn't part with it.

My name is not Richard Edward but my friends still call me DickEd

If your pet has a bladder infection, urine trouble.

"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

I fired myself from cleaning the house. I didn't like my attitude and I got caught drinking on the job.

My kid has A.D.D... and a couple of F's

Carrots improve your vision.  Alcohol doubles it.

A dung beetle walks into a bar and asks " Is this stool taken?"

Breaking news.  They're not making yardsticks any longer.

Hemorrhoids?  Shouldn't they be called Assteroids?

If life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic.

If you suck at playing the trumpet, that may be why.

Dogs can't take MRI's but Cat scan.

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6 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

You have the internet at your disposal. Best to use it. 

I don't have an official document that identifies my race and every time I interact with a government agency I self describe voluntarily (or decline).

I know my parents are described in the medical birth  form, but not birth certificate.

 

So, universally across the US anyways, we have no official record of our race.

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23 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

I don't have an official document that identifies my race and every time I interact with a government agency I self describe voluntarily (or decline).

I know my parents are described in the medical birth  form, but not birth certificate.

 

So, universally across the US anyways, we have no official record of our race.

Wonder what the odds are that Obama's race is officially listed on those IL birth certificates? 🤔

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11 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Wonder what the odds are that Obama's race is officially listed on those IL birth certificates? 🤔

Was he born in Illinois?

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5 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

I have no idea where he was born. I'm sure an internet search should tell you.

He was born in Hawaii. His mother was listed as Caucasian and his Father african.  The long form and short form do not designate a race in Hawaii.

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1 minute ago, CanAm1980 said:

He was born in Hawaii. His mother was listed as Caucasian and his Father african.  The long form and short form do not designate a race in Hawaii.

Neat stuff. Of course, I'm not talking about Hawaii nor Obama's birth certificate, the latter explicitly stated already once before.

 

22 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

That's cool and all but I didn't say his birth certificate.

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