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What race are you?

Discussion in 'Opinion POLLS' started by RedDirtWalker, Apr 6, 2017.

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Do you answer racial questions on documents truthfully or with "other"

  1. I answer truthfully

    14 vote(s)
    58.3%

  2. I answer other.......my race is irrelevant.

    8 vote(s)
    33.3%

  3. I answer truthfully.....only on medical documents.

    2 vote(s)
    8.3%
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  1. Sallyally

    Sallyally Well-Known Member Donor

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    That's interesting-as a white female it is a non issue. It would be a different kettle of fish if I weren't as there are benefits to being an original inhabitant. In the 10 yearly census, many people identify as Jedi knight.
     
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    White humanity and Protestant Christian the religion.
     
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    I usually write in AMERICAN. I know that's not a race but it's all they need to know. My father I think is mostly Irish my mother is Portuguese. Different races label me differently. In the bay area I was a white boy. Now I live in a predominantly white town and people of color tell me I'm not white. Go figure. I'm AMERICAN.
     
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    So you've mentality from EU and are also roman Catholic ?!
     
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    Human
     
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    The superior one.
     
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    Human!
     
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    They usually ask about race for reporting reasons, not because it's necessarily relevant to the task at hand.

    It's how we get data on racial breakdowns in all sorts of areas. By answering "other", you're diluting the quality of that data.

    Not that big a deal. Just an FYI.
     
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    Race? I always answer "human". Someday I'm going answer "ballchinian". ball.jpg
     
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    White Christian.
     
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    Always truthfully for official forms. If its not an official organization (health, government, or education) and not mandatory I'd leave it blank, not sure why they'd care except to target me for a consumer group. If it was mandatory for a non-official group, I might not fill out the form at all.
     
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    i just skip the question all together because i haven't decided yet.
     
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    The Chosen.
    23AndMe can verify that.
     
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