Simple solution: throw census form in trash.

Exactly.

We'll see if they ever catch up with me.........

It depends on who's doing the asking it seems like. 'Jews' are categorized as a race some places too.

I think that 'American,' should start being a race choice - as there are so few of us, we don't seem to have clout any longer.

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I doubt many people would admit being part of that tribe; would ugly american be a sub-race?

The "race" categorization as commonly used is and always was a political contrivance.

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Exactly. They need to know who's tuckas they need to be kissing the most to have a chance of getting reelected.

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This post rules. I like you.

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Speaking in biology/genetic terms, it's the same thing as breed. [attention anthropologists - please read the previous sentence two more times before continuing.]


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Legally, I think "Hispanic" could mean very different things. I have a long time friend who's 2nd generation American (grandparents from Portugal) with a very interesting take on it. When he taught college (EE) he told his students who asked, "I'm white, as are native Europeans." And, he appears so just with brown eyes and black hair. He explained to me (paraphrased) "When bean counters decided that white means Aryan (before Hitler), Anglo-Saxon (originally two races), Gallic, Iberian (the "real" Hispanics-not indigenous Central and South Americans), multiple Mediterranean races (depending whom you ask, also includes some Middle Easterners) AND Caucasian, I just started to IGNORE them."

In the 2000 census, he got the long form that asked race, income, if you own your home, etc. Under the race category he checked "other" and filled in HUMAN! When the census folks came knocking, he answered the THROUGH the door, "I have a can of Mace and if this door opens it WILL be sprayed." They left. I kind of want to be there when they come this time.

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When we got our form, I told my wife not to answer anything and write a note on the form IN GERMAN, in informal grammar, asking for a form in German, then wait and see what happens. She said, "No, it won't work. The government knows German immigrants already speak English and are too smart to play stupid."

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Sean your schnitzel avatar is making me hungry. I skipped breakfast this AM.

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I'll make a deal with you. I'll be in the Old Country in a couple months for the mother-in-law's birthday. I'm sure I'll be able to squeeze in an extra schnitzel or two - I can't really 'eat one for you' but I'll try.

Honestly, I went light this morning and it's another 1 1/2 hours to noon and the orange, carrot juice and black coffee are already gone.

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I don't see any problems with the census. We've doing it every ten years since the constitution required it. It's not like the so-called Patriot Act.

Hispanics are generally considered white by the Federal government. Of course, most Republicans consider them "brown".

I've never read of that. Most Hispanics from the new world are "brown"- either indiginous Indians, or African descent, or mixed with European, or a mix of all three.

I would prefer is the census simply counted people as required to determine electoral votes and representation.