Defining Race

[Attack Dog]

I saw this on a job application a few minutes ago:

WHAT IS YOUR RACE OR ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION?

1. WHITE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
2. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN: A person having origins in any
of the black racial groups of Africa.
3. HISPANIC OR LATINO (WHITE): A person of the white race; of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
America, or other Spanish culture or origin.
4. HISPANIC OR LATINO (ALL OTHER RACES): A person of any
other than white; of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
Central or South American, or other Spanish culture
or origin.
5. ASIAN: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
6. AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE: A person having
origins in any of the original peoples of North America
and South America (including Central America), and
who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment.
7. NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: A person
having origins in any of the original peoples of
Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands


Your thoughts?

 

[Bartram]

Originally posted by Attack Dog
I saw this on a job application a few minutes ago:

WHAT IS YOUR RACE OR ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION?

1. WHITE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Your thoughts?

Since when did "White" have origins in North Africa and the Middle East? Is that a reference to Jews?

 

[BAYOU TECHE]

Originally posted by Attack Dog
I saw this on a job application a few minutes ago:

WHAT IS YOUR RACE OR ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION?

1. WHITE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
2. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN: A person having origins in any
of the black racial groups of Africa.
3. HISPANIC OR LATINO (WHITE): A person of the white race; of
Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
America, or other Spanish culture or origin.
4. HISPANIC OR LATINO (ALL OTHER RACES): A person of any
other than white; of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
Central or South American, or other Spanish culture
or origin.
5. ASIAN: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia,
China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
6. AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE: A person having
origins in any of the original peoples of North America
and South America (including Central America), and
who maintains tribal affiliation or community
attachment.
7. NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: A person
having origins in any of the original peoples of
Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands


Your thoughts?

I remember talking to some Arabs about that and they don't think of themselves as so called "whites" They laughed when i told them they was included in the white race on some job applications. There's a lot of Arabs and Middle Eastern people waaaaay darker than most African Americans or Blacks.

And when was there a Difference between Hispanics? I thought a Hispanic was a Hispanic no matter how dark or what color the skin was. I guess that's why they let "white" Hispanics like the "White Cubans" into the United States but turn away other Hispanics or call them Illegals or Aliens.

I wonder why they didn't say ORIGINAL PEOPLES of Africa, that was kinda strange. And I wonder what they think of Mulattos, Creoles, (mixed black and white), or people that are mixed with Black and Native American blood, is that "one drop rule" of the old days still in effect because if it is then they shouldn't count people in North Africa or the Middle East as so called "white" You know they are mixed just by looking at the skin color.lol.

 

[sophandros]

There are two types of Hispanics: Those who are more Euro and those who are more Native. Actually, there are three, because there are also Dominicans, etc. However, they would be lumped in with the Native crowd. The difference is how far removed from Spain your family is, and how much Native or African blood you have.

The heirarchy among Latins and Hispanics is more disturbing than the heirarchy among Black folk because the country of your origin is the determining factor of your social status, even if you look like the rest of them.

 

[Bartram]

Un-defining Race.

Welp, Ward Connelly here in Kauleeforneeaa (as Arnold would say) wants to do away with the whole system; abolish all references to race on applications, etc PERIOD. Now this is no Connelly endorsement, just an observation; maybe the guy is onto something. :idea: