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Tue Sep-16-03 01:45 PM
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| 48. Imagine if this were a Poll of Free Republic |
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"Freep this poll. I know we are all white, but we need some of you to say you are black, some of you to be hispanic, and we need some asians too."
They would have their memebership end up as 3% white.
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| -Ethnic makeup of DU |
cally |
Sep-16-03 12:52 PM |
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I assume that |
billyskank |
Sep-16-03 12:55 PM |
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OOOOps...sorry |
cally |
Sep-16-03 12:57 PM |
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OK, so for "african-american," we read "of african origin." |
billyskank |
Sep-16-03 01:02 PM |
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Does that include Afrikaners though? |
ButterflyBlood |
Sep-16-03 01:04 PM |
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Aren't Afrikaners descended from the Dutch? |
billyskank |
Sep-16-03 01:06 PM |
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The problem |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:16 PM |
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I thought we call came to the realization long ago |
Cheswick |
Sep-17-03 06:53 AM |
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Scientists |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 06:57 AM |
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Actually, I'm a population scientist, epidemiologist to be precise, |
Snow |
Sep-17-03 12:24 PM |
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Is that a |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 12:48 PM |
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The general consensus runs like this.... |
Snow |
Sep-17-03 02:32 PM |
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really, so is latino a race too? |
Cheswick |
Sep-17-03 01:26 PM |
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No, and that's my point! |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 02:03 PM |
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Afrikaners are of European origins |
lapislzi |
Sep-17-03 01:43 PM |
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I agree with your suggestions and I should have done it your way |
cally |
Sep-16-03 01:05 PM |
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Never mind! n/t |
billyskank |
Sep-16-03 01:06 PM |
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Perfect demonstration |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:07 PM |
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If you wanted to fully and accurately categorize people. |
billyskank |
Sep-16-03 01:08 PM |
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Precisely N/T |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:11 PM |
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Reminds me of the operatic voice category, "Dramatic Coloratura Soprano" |
Snow |
Sep-16-03 01:20 PM |
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Not to sound faecious... |
rasputin1952 |
Sep-17-03 07:22 AM |
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don't kid yourself, DU is almost all white |
WhoCountsTheVotes |
Sep-17-03 02:04 PM |
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Maybe you should |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:04 PM |
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I have been told,im pretty fly ........ |
bunk76 |
Sep-16-03 12:56 PM |
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kick |
stoptheinsandity |
Sep-16-03 12:56 PM |
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how's about human.... |
Nazgul35 |
Sep-16-03 12:56 PM |
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yeah, jeez |
sexybomber |
Sep-16-03 12:57 PM |
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you need an "other" category |
Romulus |
Sep-16-03 12:57 PM |
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There is an "other" catagory |
Bandit |
Sep-17-03 12:43 PM |
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There wasn't one |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 01:11 PM |
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Add one more white guy to the tally |
ComerPerro |
Sep-16-03 12:57 PM |
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What? |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 12:57 PM |
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interesting |
ButterflyBlood |
Sep-16-03 12:59 PM |
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Only 40 people weighed in |
VermontDem2004 |
Sep-16-03 01:00 PM |
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so.... when's the gender poll? |
NewYorkerfromMass |
Sep-16-03 12:59 PM |
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Interesting question |
cally |
Sep-16-03 01:01 PM |
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Don't forget... |
NewYorkerfromMass |
Sep-16-03 01:04 PM |
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We're like a Dean campaign rally |
theboss |
Sep-16-03 01:02 PM |
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I know what you mean |
VermontDem2004 |
Sep-16-03 01:05 PM |
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I did laugh, I admidt |
ComerPerro |
Sep-16-03 01:05 PM |
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I was watching "On the Road With Howard Dean" |
VermontDem2004 |
Sep-16-03 01:07 PM |
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Well, I know its not only white people |
ComerPerro |
Sep-16-03 01:12 PM |
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Of course it's an exaggeration |
theboss |
Sep-16-03 01:43 PM |
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Keep this poll kicked for a few days....we have many non Caucasions here.. |
KoKo01 |
Sep-17-03 02:07 PM |
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I'm flesh colored.... |
radwriter0555 |
Sep-16-03 01:07 PM |
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HEY....MEE TOO! we are of the same background...both flesh colored |
patdem |
Sep-16-03 03:59 PM |
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Gee, that's my favorite people colo(u)r! |
TahitiNut |
Sep-17-03 07:08 AM |
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not suprising... we're a bunch of 'rich' white folk. |
bpilgrim |
Sep-16-03 01:07 PM |
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I'm I the only African American??? |
messiah |
Sep-16-03 01:08 PM |
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ACCORDING TO our mitochondrial dna |
Mari333 |
Sep-16-03 01:11 PM |
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Ubetcha, cousin! |
TahitiNut |
Sep-17-03 07:12 AM |
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What race does Romanian fall under? |
Liberal_Guerilla |
Sep-16-03 01:11 PM |
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Probably white |
ComerPerro |
Sep-16-03 01:12 PM |
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Caucasian I'm sure |
ButterflyBlood |
Sep-16-03 01:13 PM |
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Aren't they desended from Vulcans? |
WoodrowFan |
Sep-16-03 01:21 PM |
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lol.. |
Liberal_Guerilla |
Sep-17-03 02:04 PM |
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What, no ARABS?????? |
sangh0 |
Sep-16-03 01:21 PM |
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85 white, 22 not white |
WoodrowFan |
Sep-16-03 01:22 PM |
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My birth certificate says Colored, what category does that fall under? |
cat_girl25 |
Sep-16-03 01:27 PM |
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Are you from Louisiana? |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:28 PM |
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Why yes I am. Born in Lafayette. |
cat_girl25 |
Sep-16-03 03:40 PM |
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Born in New Orleans |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 06:49 AM |
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Thanks for including the Native Americans in the poll. |
blazinjason |
Sep-16-03 01:32 PM |
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Not to start a flame war but what is the correct term for Native American? |
wuushew |
Sep-16-03 01:38 PM |
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Native American |
sangh0 |
Sep-16-03 01:42 PM |
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Again, this debate |
TAH6988 |
Sep-16-03 01:47 PM |
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We had the same problem |
Maple |
Sep-16-03 03:57 PM |
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By "strict definition" |
sangh0 |
Sep-17-03 12:25 PM |
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Only if you use the correct |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 12:46 PM |
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AHA! So you do know about |
sangh0 |
Sep-17-03 01:32 PM |
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No that isn't "common usage" |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 01:53 PM |
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AHA! So you do know about |
sangh0 |
Sep-17-03 01:56 PM |
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Your record stuck? |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 02:01 PM |
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The strict definition of "record" |
sangh0 |
Sep-17-03 03:15 PM |
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Why do you 'need' to know? |
Q |
Sep-16-03 01:42 PM |
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? |
blazinjason |
Sep-16-03 01:49 PM |
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I'm Sicilian/Irish. Is that considered white? Not according to my ... |
maveric |
Sep-16-03 01:44 PM |
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Well, the Irish are the blacks of Europe, and the Sicilians... |
Monte Carlo |
Sep-16-03 01:51 PM |
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The Irish are the blacks of Europe |
muriel_volestrangler |
Sep-17-03 07:15 AM |
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Imagine if this were a Poll of Free Republic |
ComerPerro |
Sep-16-03 01:45 PM |
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move to lounge |
sujan |
Sep-16-03 01:48 PM |
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voted caucasian |
leftofthedial |
Sep-16-03 03:51 PM |
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oops |
gemini_liberal |
Sep-17-03 07:02 AM |
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? |
creativelcro |
Sep-17-03 07:34 AM |
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Please Explain? |
Samaka 3ajiba |
Sep-17-03 07:48 AM |
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Good Point |
TAH6988 |
Sep-17-03 07:51 AM |
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Confusing race with ethnicity |
sangh0 |
Sep-17-03 12:26 PM |
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I'm half Turkish and half Finnish. |
northwest |
Sep-17-03 12:40 PM |
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bunch o white people! |
Terwilliger |
Sep-17-03 12:46 PM |
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Diversity/ethnic makeup of DU. |
GoGo1 |
Sep-17-03 01:07 PM |
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I don't think it's startling. |
cat_girl25 |
Sep-17-03 01:14 PM |
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Yes, your correct. |
GoGo1 |
Sep-17-03 01:30 PM |
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Why's it sad? |
TSElliott |
Sep-17-03 01:49 PM |
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Well, I would like to have seen a higher number for |
GoGo1 |
Sep-17-03 03:14 PM |
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My ancestors come from Spain |
bearfan454 |
Sep-17-03 01:52 PM |
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Not surprising. |
Plaid Adder |
Sep-17-03 02:20 PM |
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yup |
ulysses |
Sep-17-03 03:17 PM |
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Mixed... |
Hand |
Sep-17-03 02:30 PM |
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