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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: bijou on January 07, 2010, 09:58:08 AM
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A fiery blast from the past is conjuring controversy in the new millennium. The word "negro" is now featured on an official U.S. document and now many are questioning if the Census Bureau is being insensitive.
It's a word that many African Americans associate with segregation, so imagine how shocked many were to see it on the 2010 U.S. census form.
"The fact that it's 2010 and they're still putting 'negro,' I am a little offended," said Secaucus resident Dawud Ingram.
Question #9 on the this year's census asks about your race. One of the boxes you can choose is "black," "African American," or "negro," all placed next to the same box. Ingram said it's not a word he uses to identify neither himself nor anybody else.
"African Americans haven't been going by the term 'negro' for decades now. It's really confusing," he said.
But census officials disagree, saying they found some older African Americans identify themselves that way and they're trying to be inclusive. In a statement, they said: "Results from the census in 2000 showed that a number of respondents provided a write-in response of 'negro' when answering the question on race." ...
link (http://wcbstv.com/national/negro.census.form.2.1409469.html)
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What box for race does 0Bama check? Does it match what his birth certificate says? :fuelfire:
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What box for race does 0Bama check?
Muslim.
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This is newsworthy? :whatever:
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This is newsworthy? :whatever:
Yeah, right. "Black guy offended by census question" - real news!
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Yeah, right. "Black guy offended ." - real news!
FIFY
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A plane crossing the Atlantic is experiencing engine trouble and the pilot decides to lighten the load.
After ejecting everything not bolted down, he realizes he needs to ask for volunteers to give their lives.
He explains to the passengers and adds this: "I'm going to ask for volunteers to give your lives and will do so alphabetically. Any African Americans? Any Blacks? Any Coloreds? Any Negroes?"
In the back of the plane, a young black boy asks his father "Dad, aren't we all of those?"
His father says: "Shut up son. Today we're nigge.."
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Considering that there are only a few races in the world, "Negro" is the proper term.
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Considering that there are only a few races in the world, "Negro" is the proper term.
To paraphrase - Liberals never let facts get in the way of good outrage.
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Considering that there are only a few races in the world, "Negro" is the proper term.
Yeah...negro means "black" in Latin based languages.
That's really something to get upset about.
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I forgot about that perspective, BadCat.... :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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Yeah...negro means "black" in Latin based languages.
That's really something to get upset about.
But their not Black anymore, their African-Americans. Until the next new term comes along. By the way, can a White of South African lineage be considered african-american. Just Curious.
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But their not Black anymore, their African-Americans. Until the next new term comes along. By the way, can a White of South African lineage be considered african-american. Just Curious.
"African American" is NOT a race. Is American a race?? Is German a race?? :blah:
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"African American" is NOT a race. Is American a race?? Is German a race?? :blah:
Tell them that. Every decade it seems there has to be a new catch phrase to describe Black.. In 40 years it went from negro to colored to black to now African-American.
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Islam is not a religion but a form of subjugation
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In a statement, they said: "Results from the census in 2000 showed that a number of respondents provided a write-in response of 'negro' when answering the question on race." ...
Just a guess, but English may not be their first language. I met a lot of French- and Spanish-speaking blacks in the Carolinas. I hope nobody gets upset next time I ask for frijoles negros in public.
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These people get in a seething rage about stuffed toys
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Considering that there are only a few races in the world, "Negro" is the proper term.
I thought there was only one. The human race.
The rest is merely a matter of skin pigmentation for the most part.
:evillaugh: