Drop racial categories from census (The Tampa Tribune) (May 15, 2001)
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Racial Categorization VI
From a discussion group I participate in: Race will always be a descriptive term in my opinion. I see no problem with recognizing that you are white and you recognizing […]
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From a discussion group I participate in: I think it is premature because a rose by any other name is still a rose. Let’s look at an analogy. We use […]
Read moreRacial Categorization IV
From a discussion group I participate in: I think scrapping the racial categories is a bit premature. I think we have a lot of educating to do before this happens. […]
Read moreRacial Categorization III
From a discussion group I participate in: Why do you feel that the government’s position will change the hearts and minds of people in this society. For instance, the government […]
Read moreRacial Categorization II
From a discussion group I participate in: While I agree with you wholeheartedly on the fact that race is a social construct and not a biological one, I also am […]
Read more“Race” Relations vs. Human Relations
I am not interested in Race Relations as I don’t believe in the concept of “race.” For me to delve into “race” relations would require me to believe in “race.” […]
Read moreRacial Categorization
From a discussion group I participate in: I think the true definition of a “racist” is one who believes there are fundamental differences among the races. According to this definition, […]
Read moreNavy Joke
In the mid 60’s a US Navy cruiser put in to port in Mississippi for a week’s shore leave. The first evening, the Captain was more than a little surprised […]
Read moreFriends of Farrakhan
Below is a link to an interesting club, “Friends of Farrakhan” Can’t say I agree with their anti-miscegenationist beliefs, their bashing of biracial self-identification, or the club founders one-time use […]
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