View Poll Results: How do you describe yourself?
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Thread: Question for "Americans"
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10-21-2002, 10:51 AM #1Web Hosting Guru
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Question for "Americans"
Hello,
Whenever this question comes up, be it on a survey or what, I always answer "other", and then pencil in "American". Just wondered what others think about this.
Thanks
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10-21-2002, 11:01 AM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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I would probably do the same, but you negelected to put American. lol
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10-21-2002, 11:08 AM #3Web Hosting Guru
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I neglected to put American because any survey I have ever taken neglects to put American. That is the point of putting "Other" and then writng in "American".
I would like to see "American" as an option.
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10-21-2002, 11:09 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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golly I never get questions like this
probably because I'm in Australia
the ones that get me are
what religion are you
and
what is your cultural background
OK you want my bankcard number and my PIN ? my password ? what else ?
drop dead !
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10-21-2002, 11:20 AM #5Web Hosting Guru
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I here ya' susannad...
OK you want my bankcard number and my PIN ? my password ? what else ?
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10-21-2002, 11:57 AM #6Registered User
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I just check the "I prefer not to answer" box!
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10-21-2002, 12:45 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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Things I've pencilled in in the past:
* mammal
* enlightened
* kind of champagne-beige
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10-21-2002, 12:55 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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lol reminds me of signing up for uni again, the number of options i could have ticked,
white
white english
white british
british english
british irish
white irish
im seriously not kidding. i could have ticked about 5 or 6 options. its daft. i respect that for equal oppertunities purposes they have to collect the data, just wonder what they made of me ticking other and writing yorkshireish--
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10-21-2002, 03:18 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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I am purely Italian,however, I live in America and was born here. But I think the point of not putting in the "American" box is that, if you are taking a survey in america then chances are your american. So thats a given. Eventually we will be called Americans instead of Italian-American or w/e people are.
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10-21-2002, 04:00 PM #10Registered User
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You also have to consider that Canadians, Mexicans, etc. are also Americans. When you use a term this loosely who cares if you are referred to as white? I am only uncomfortable when such terms are used to ascertain qualification for scholarships, hiring quotas and such.
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10-21-2002, 04:21 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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I'm not American, eh?
Rather than remove those census questions most countries have taken the opposite approach and started racially classifying everyone instead of no-one. I can understand cultural background - if you grew up muslim and maintain strong beliefs you probably wouldn't want to work in a bacon factory - but shouldn't you be allowed to take pride in your country?
-MattLast edited by RackNine; 10-21-2002 at 04:28 PM.
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10-21-2002, 04:42 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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American indian (navajo) by birth (1/2) and darn well proud of it..
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10-21-2002, 04:45 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Neo3Net
I am purely Italian,however, I live in America and was born here. But I think the point of not putting in the "American" box is that, if you are taking a survey in america then chances are your american. So thats a given. Eventually we will be called Americans instead of Italian-American or w/e people are.-Robert Norton
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10-21-2002, 04:54 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by RackNine
I'm not American, eh?
The 'Americas' are between the pacific and atlantic oceans. America is just the name of the continent
ie even in name they say United States of America
-Dunno why i typed all that @()$&)-Chris
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10-21-2002, 07:06 PM #15Web Hosting Guru
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*looks in the mirror*
I'm one of them crazy white folk.
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10-21-2002, 07:08 PM #16Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by mina_babe
I just check the "I prefer not to answer" box!Get your web design questions answered: Web Design Forums at http://www.turtletips.com/forums/ ; vBulletin Board of the Month.
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10-21-2002, 07:29 PM #17Currently in Beta
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there are currently 27 different 'diversities' on the local council employer surveys. what ever happened to just being British?
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10-21-2002, 07:35 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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I think most of us just have to put in other and write, "Hienz 57", "mutt", or something else referring to a mix of 5 or more things...
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10-22-2002, 02:05 AM #19Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Mester
Well 'America' (and American) is also used in context of North America, as in, the other site of the ocean from UK/France/Spain etc.
I'm proud to be Canadian. Colder winters, better beer, and chesterfields. If it weren't for the fact we pay 10x for fiber it'd be perfect! Americans are also awesome, but there is a distinctly unique awesome defining us far northerners (which may include Alaska!).
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10-22-2002, 02:17 AM #20Web Hosting Master
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10-22-2002, 02:19 AM #21Junior Guru Wannabe
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American Indian? African American?
how'bout.. "I'm American American"WYSIWYG
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10-22-2002, 02:30 AM #22Web Hosting Master
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How about human? Of course there are a few exceptions I'm sure. But, honestly, doesn't that make more sense? I think the point of this thread is that there are too many generalizations and for this I agree. People like to be specific with who they are and where they are from. Governments also like to break down population percentages. I just prefer to be considered one in the same as others.
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10-22-2002, 07:31 AM #23Web Hosting Master
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Originally posted by Rotifer
I am only uncomfortable when such terms are used to ascertain qualification for scholarships, hiring quotas and such.
Originally posted by iceishot.com
Her in America we are always being taught that you should ignore a persons race... but then when you are being surveyed...be it a census, [...] we are always asked what race we are.
Race is here as a definining characteristic just like gender, age, location, education level, etc.Colin
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10-22-2002, 07:57 AM #24Web Hosting Master
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I've been playing around with Earthling or Tellusian... but then I don't live in the US.
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10-22-2002, 08:54 AM #25Web Hosting Evangelist
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On the last census I put human. I don't see people as any thing else.
Dogma, Affirmative Action does define quotas. I'm in the construction industry and whenever we do a government funded project the Davis/Bacon Act kicks in. With that our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy must state that we do not discriminate in our hiring practices yet, somehow, we are supposed to achieve predefined percentages of minorities or we are in violation of the Act and could lose the contract. It's absurd.Feelings are not tools for rational thought.