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

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29 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

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/jefferson/mixed/onedrop.html

 

As the son of a half Mexican and in my younger years spending tons of time with my Mexican grandmother who only spoke spanish (she lived with US) and being immersed in Mexican Culture, and telenovelas,  I thought I was Mexican.  Man I was the whitest Mexican in school in central Phoenix.  (And my younger brother and sister are darker than me). But at high school, in the burbs, my teachers told me I couldn't be a Mexican.  And at college it was the other way around.  So I figured out I was a combo of Mexico, Ireland, Texas and Ohio.  My drinking holidays run from St Patrick's day thru Cinco de Drinko and back around

 

I love this story, especially making sure all the drinking holidays were honored .

 

To the point of the census, prior to 1960 , the enumerators determined the race if the individual. Earlier the 1 % rule was in place were any african ancestors disqualified one from being white.  

Today, of course, the race question is left to the individual to self define including checking multiple race and ethnicity boxes making it a non binary question.

 

Edited September 16, 2020 by CanAm1980

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6 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

You thought so much you decided to add criteria that was never stated. Less is more.

Again, there are no official documents that authoritatively define ones race. Do you object to "universally"? Okay then show me document types on a state level.

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7 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

Again, there are no official documents that authoritatively define ones race. Do you object to "universally"? Okay then show me document types on a state level.

But I never said documents authoritatively define one's race, I never said documents define race universally, I didn't say it was on Obama's birth certificate, I never said Obama was born in Illinois. I'm noticing a trend.

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1 hour ago, laylalex said:

I have accused Boiler as being like the Oracle at Delphi

Boiler is one of the very few, if not the only, who can post two words and get four upvotes.

1 hour ago, CanAm1980 said:

Socrates

Socrates died from an overdose of Wedlock.

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We got a guy that does wheel work for us. He is very Caucasian but is from south Africa.

 

African American or not.

 

I know color does not count cause Marvin told me you are not black just because your skin is black if you are from Africa

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16 hours ago, laylalex said:

I'm just laughing because Burnt is usually so verbose but today he's been positively Sphinx-like. (At least occasionally.) I know in the past I have accused Boiler as being like the Oracle at Delphi but I think he's got some new competition.  

Not only that, but @Burnt Reynolds tends to use a lot of words when posting.

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1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

We got a guy that does wheel work for us. He is very Caucasian but is from south Africa.

 

African American or not.

 

I know color does not count cause Marvin told me you are not black just because your skin is black if you are from Africa

I'm no geographical expert, but I think it's nearly impossible to be from both the Caucasus region and South Africa.  Aren't those two on different continents?

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22 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

Not only that, but @Burnt Reynolds tends to use a lot of words when posting.

Here lately he has gotten lazy and been cutting and pasting news

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22 hours ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

But I never said documents authoritatively define one's race, I never said documents define race universally, I didn't say it was on Obama's birth certificate, I never said Obama was born in Illinois. I'm noticing a trend.

I am seeing a trend as well.

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5 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

I am seeing a trend as well.

Yeah I bet. 👍

 

7 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Here lately he has gotten lazy and been cutting and pasting news

Right? Only one or two word walls in the past few days.. Burnt reported for spamming.

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5 hours ago, CanAm1980 said:

I am seeing a trend as well.

The only trend I am seeing is a distinct lack of coherence, moving of goalposts, and an inability to answer a direct question.  You should really get your car in for a checkup.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,370]

7 hours ago, Voice of Reason said:

The only trend I am seeing is a distinct lack of coherence, moving of goalposts, and an inability to answer a direct question.  You should really get your car in for a checkup.

You been here 10+ Years and you expect any less from the MDL

 

It's lonely here in the middle 

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4 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

You been here 10+ Years and you expect any less from the MDL

 

It's lonely here in the middle 

Funny, I have been in the middle lane all along and I see lots of friends.

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19 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

Funny, I have been in the middle lane all along and I see lots of friends.

Sigh. Everyone wants to be in the MOR club, not.

There can be only one 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

All is not mentally well in lefty larpyland:

 

 

The white privilege of wokeness.