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I just wanted you guys to see were this could go. Yes it's a good idea but tread very very carefully!!!
Originally posted by angelic02
Are you purposely trying to cause controversy with this white/black medical students garbage? Just for the record, I'm neither white or black; I am of Asian ancestry.
Originally posted by angelic02
Silvercholla, which are you? Are you white or black? You posted a black thread also.
Originally posted by angelic02
Silvercholla, which are you? Are you white or black? You posted a black thread also. After your response I'm not going to post on this thread anymore.
Originally posted by silvercholla
Technical: I am Scottish, Irish, Asian, Guyanese, Vincention, French,Spanish, African American Woman
Politically Correct: African American Woman
Reality: Black American Woman
The way it should be: American Woman
Originally posted by Trek
"White Medical Students" -- who cares about them?!! --Trek
Originally posted by silvercholla
Why??? The point is you should feel free to post wherever you want. But if that's how you feel then oh well. But do you want the technical answer, the PC answer or the reality? I suppose it doesn't matter so I'll give you both.
Technical: I am Scottish, Irish, Asian, Guyanese, Vincention, French,Spanish, African American Woman
Politically Correct: African American Woman
Reality: Black American Woman
The way it should be: American Woman
Originally posted by relatively prime
I'm not kidding... it was estimated that by 2050, whites will no longer by in the majority in the USA. I hope I'm still around for that... it will be interesting.
Originally posted by silvercholla
Why??? The point is you should feel free to post wherever you want. But if that's how you feel then oh well. But do you want the technical answer, the PC answer or the reality? I suppose it doesn't matter so I'll give you both.
Technical: I am Scottish, Irish, Asian, Guyanese, Vincention, French,Spanish, African American Woman
Politically Correct: African American Woman
Reality: Black American Woman
The way it should be: American Woman
Originally posted by Diogenes
Uh... It is already like that in California and it isn't all that "interesting." Just normal.
Originally posted by silvercholla
Oh relatively prime... it seems like karma is alive and well. I believe I slammed you for the same reason Well let me officially and publically say touche you have my apologies.
Originally posted by relatively prime
What the?!? You posted this before I even posted anything!... I don't get it... what did I do now?!
Originally posted by relatively prime
I hope you don't think I meant "interesting" in a bad way... I just wonder how (or if) things will change. Cali is just one state... the real change (if there is to be one) will be when the majority of Congress is non-white.
Originally posted by relatively prime
Hey, um, this thread is a little ahead of it's time... why don't you bring it out again in 2100 when Hispanics and African Americans will make up the majority of the population and white Americans will be in the minority.
Originally posted by Adi Prasad
Who cares if people start community specific threads. I am Indian, and I am American. Anyone, who thinks I should only be American has missed the point of America being a melting pot. We are not supposed to come here and homogenize, we are supposed to learn from other people's cultures and take the best of all worlds.
Originally posted by daisygirl
I second Lilycat's sentiment, this is a nice post and I wish more people weren't so wrapped up in defining themselves in terms of ethnicity (which, in many instances, is so distant to them since many people don't even have any ties with where their ancestors came from).
Originally posted by Blitzkrieg
Exactly. You are an American. End of story...
WE ARE AMERICANS.
End of story
Originally posted by DW
thanks for the heads up scooby. We're making progress as a global society, but within the last 60 years, Jews have been slaughtered by the millions, blacks have been denied civil rights by US legislature, Israelis and Arabs have traded jabs and missiles, ethnic cleansing in Serbia, apartheid in South Africa, lest we forget these minor nuggets of recent history.
I'm all for unity and cultural intergration. But please dont deny the very real influence of ethnicity in the world today.
And is cultural identity entirely bad? Am I to complain that the Chinese aren't celebrating the right new year, or the Irish have a holiday set to themselves, etc? Hell no, I love everything I learn about my lady's culture. We just need to acknowledge that we must work to alleviate the (ocassionally governmentally sponsored) repercussions that arise from these identities, not giving some empty "we're all the same and lets hold hands, and thats the end of all our problems" bullsh*t response. Ignoring any problem ONLY makes it worse, and THAT is why hatred exists today my friends.
Originally posted by silvercholla
Why??? The point is you should feel free to post wherever you want. But if that's how you feel then oh well. But do you want the technical answer, the PC answer or the reality? I suppose it doesn't matter so I'll give you both.
Technical: I am Scottish, Irish, Asian, Guyanese, Vincention, French,Spanish, African American Woman
Politically Correct: African American Woman
Reality: Black American Woman
The way it should be: American Woman
Originally posted by daisygirl
Maybe I am a bit sensitive to this issue- I am catholic and my husband is jewish, and our religious differences led to much strife (his family, not mine).
You make it sound as if Hispanics can't be "white". Latinos can be racially Asian (indigenous North or South American Indians), Caucasian (example: Southern European descendants such as boxer Oscar de la Hoya or singer Marc Anthony) or Black-African (example: Brazilian soccer player, Pele) or bi-racially Asian/Caucasian (exampe: Jennifer Lopez).Hey, um, this thread is a little ahead of it's time... why don't you bring it out again in 2100 when Hispanics and African Americans will make up the majority of the population and white Americans will be in the minority.
Originally posted by INeedAdvice
When I was younger, I would find it strange when there were things like "Black Miss America", but not "White Miss America"...but now I'm just used to it and it doesn't strike me as odd anymore.
You make it sound as if Hispanics can't be "white". Latinos can be racially Asian (indigenous North or South American Indians), Caucasian (example: Southern European descendants such as boxer Oscar de la Hoya or singer Marc Anthony) or Black-African (example: Brazilian soccer player, Pele) or bi-racially Asian/Caucasian (exampe: Jennifer Lopez).
Also, not all "whites" (or "light-skinned people") are Caucasian and not all Caucasians are "white"...they can be "people of color" as well.
Of the 3 races (Asian, Black-African, Caucasian), skin color does not necessarily determine one's race.
There are light-skinned ASIANS:
northern Chinese, Koreans, Mongolians, North American native Indians/Eskimos/Aleutians...
and
dark-skinned ASIANS ("people of color"):
South East Asians (Vietnamese, Thailand, etc...), South American/Central American/Caribbean/Mexican indigenous native Indians, Polynesians (natives of Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii, etc...).
And there are light-skinned CAUCASIANS:
Europeans, Russians...
and
dark-skinned CAUCASIANS ("people of color"):
People from North Africa and the Middle East (Libyans, Morrocans, Egyptians, Palestinians, Syrians, etc...), people from Western Asia (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc...) and people from India.
Originally posted by Adi Prasad
Sorry but Indians are not Caucasians, we are as you call them "dark skinned asian" or South Asian. I agree with much of what you said about hispanics but there is no way Indians are caucasian, ask any anthropologist.
Originally posted by DW
hey, so we've got something in common. How are you managing that one? I'm going on a year with my gf, and I have yet to make the family aware that I'm dating a jewish girl. Its not going to be pretty when it comes to pass, I call tell you that much
Originally posted by dr kevin40
indians r definitely classified as caucasians by anthropologists. so r persians, arabians, etc. they r not classified as mongoloid (which r the chinese, southeast china, japan, etc)
Originally posted by Scooby Doo
I can say I tend to be attracted to one race more than another...is that automatically bad?
Originally posted by Bikini Princess
I don't think goats count as a race, Scoob.
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Originally posted by Blitzkrieg
Exactly. You are an American. End of story...
WE ARE AMERICANS.
End of story
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I'm not. Can I still be your friend?
-- My bad; I just had to say that. It's all love .