Eddie: Yes, pop. I'm working for the 2010 census. Ernesto: My own son, a dirty fed! Eddie: We're just recording information, pop. Ernesto: You're classifying us in categories! Eddie: I don't see "loco-American."
I once had to explain to a Russian immigrant to the U.S. that she was supposed to check “Caucasian” even though she was from Kiev and not the Caucuses.
I just filled out my census form. I wanted to check German-English-Polish-American, but the only choice they gave me was “white”. To be accurate, I’m more of an orangey-pink, but that wasn’t a checkbox either.
(I used to say that the solution to white/black relations in the U.S. was to call us the pinkies and the brownies. Who could get upset about that? But nobody ever listens to me.)
Templo S.U.D. over 14 years ago
C’mon, Ernesto. Not just the United States, but every country has a Census. Am I right, people commenting after me?
peachyanddanny over 14 years ago
People that are worried about the census are the identical morons that thought W should record every phone conversation to keep them safe.
Trebor39 over 14 years ago
Too many morons = Too many missed census counts.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
I once had to explain to a Russian immigrant to the U.S. that she was supposed to check “Caucasian” even though she was from Kiev and not the Caucuses.
I just filled out my census form. I wanted to check German-English-Polish-American, but the only choice they gave me was “white”. To be accurate, I’m more of an orangey-pink, but that wasn’t a checkbox either.
(I used to say that the solution to white/black relations in the U.S. was to call us the pinkies and the brownies. Who could get upset about that? But nobody ever listens to me.)
:-)
Yukoneric over 14 years ago
Oh, well, Get rid of all the legislators if no one sends in the forms.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
Thanks, Shy, but don’t be a skinist!