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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:09 pm Post subject: Race and demographics OWNED |
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It's clear that a clear concept of race will never be agreed upon, so we just have to keep checking one of those ridiculous demographic choices such as white (who does this represent, Asian women?), black (as in Nigerian black, or Moroccan mocha?), African-American (if we're going to do this for Africans, why not every other ethnicity in America?), etc. And where are the goddam Eskimo in all this?
So, here's my proposal. It RAWKS:
Do you consider yourself to be of a) European descent b) African descent c) Middle Eastern descent d) Asian descent e) Native American descent f) Mixed descent g) I don't know because I'm a complete moron.
I actually traced my lineage back some 3 million years to some guy in Africa squatting on a tree branch, taking a dump on some other shmuck's head.
Race. Demographics. OWNED. |
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Travelous Maximus
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Nueva Anglia
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Race and demographics OWNED |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
It's clear that a clear concept of race will never be agreed upon, so we just have to keep checking one of those ridiculous demographic choices such as white (who does this represent, Asian women?), black (as in Nigerian black, or Moroccan mocha?), African-American (if we're going to do this for Africans, why not every other ethnicity in America?), etc. And where are the goddam Eskimo in all this?
So, here's my proposal. It RAWKS:
Do you consider yourself to be of a) European descent b) African descent c) Middle Eastern descent d) Asian descent e) Native American descent f) Mixed descent g) I don't know because I'm a complete moron.
I actually traced my lineage back some 3 million years to some guy in Africa squatting on a tree branch, taking a dump on some other shmuck's head.
Race. Demographics. OWNED. |
I already ran that poll about a month ago you schmuck. Get an original idea once in a while. http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=81097&start=15&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= |
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mytime
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Race and demographics OWNED |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
It's clear that a clear concept of race will never be agreed upon, so we just have to keep checking one of those ridiculous demographic choices such as white (who does this represent, Asian women?), black (as in Nigerian black, or Moroccan mocha?), African-American (if we're going to do this for Africans, why not every other ethnicity in America?), etc. And where are the goddam Eskimo in all this?
So, here's my proposal. It RAWKS:
Do you consider yourself to be of a) European descent b) African descent c) Middle Eastern descent d) Asian descent e) Native American descent f) Mixed descent g) I don't know because I'm a complete moron.
I actually traced my lineage back some 3 million years to some guy in Africa squatting on a tree branch, taking a dump on some other shmuck's head.
Race. Demographics. OWNED. |
The thing is you need a system that makes sense universally.... it should make sense to yourself as well as to others describing you or hearing/seeing your description in all situations
A policeman going out on a APB for "a man of european descent" will have no clue what to look for
To me the current system is better than yours |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:25 am Post subject: |
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A policeman going out on a APB for "a man of european descent" will have no clue what to look for
To me the current system is better than yours |
Of course it takes time to learn a new system, but mine's better.
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I already ran that poll about a month ago you schmuck. Get an original idea once in a while |
If I didn't write it it's meaningless, moron.  |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| Travelous Maximus wrote: |
I already ran that poll about a month ago you schmuck. Get an original idea once in a while. |
A poll on ethnicity is an original idea? |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| The thing is you need a system that makes sense universally.... it should make sense to yourself as well as to others describing you or hearing/seeing your description in all situations |
Universal? Good luck with that, Koreans don't consider themselves the same race as other Asians while westerners lump them all together. |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| A policeman going out on a APB for "a man of european descent" will have no clue what to look for |
I'm talking more about filling in demographics questionnaires than APBs. As far as the police are concerned, skin color is the only thing they have to go by other than descriptions of clothing, vehicles, etc., so they don't really count, do they? |
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