What is your race?

[basquebromance]

It's a question the federal government asks us every 10 years at census time. But in the year 2000, that was a new question for the residents of Puerto Rico. For half a century before then, the US territory's government had used its own, local census questionnaire – which did not ask about race. In this episode of Code Switch, they dive in to try to understand why, on an island shaped by its African heritage and a long history of racial mixture, a vast majority of people tell the Census Bureau that they are white alone.

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[miketx]

I haven't filled it out and I'm not going to.

 

[TNHarley]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

 

[Mindful]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

Are you really black?

 

[basquebromance]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

Are you really black?

spoiler alert!

 

[Mindful]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

Are you really black?

spoiler alert!

What do you mean?

 

[TNHarley]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

Are you really black?

It depends. Do you prefer white or black?

 

[Toro]

The 100 meter dash

 

[Dick Foster]

I haven't filled it out and I'm not going to.

Well in that event you don't exist and will have to be terminated. When the squad comes knocking on your door, please answer promptly, they have many more assholes to eliminate and are very busy people.

 

[Mindful]

Im a black Jew. Probably black for punishment because my ancestors killed Jesus. You know how hard us negroids have it.

Are you really black?

It depends. Do you prefer white or black?

All over?

 

[miketx]

I haven't filled it out and I'm not going to.

Well in that event you don't exist and will have to be terminated. When the squad comes knocking on your door, please answer promptly, they have many more assholes to eliminate and are very busy people.

I'd like to get that engraved and just immolate myself.

 

[basquebromance]

i was just baiting mike and TNHarley to participate in one of my threads. it worked!

 

[miketx]

i was just baiting mike and TNHarley to participate in one of my threads. it worked!

Well then you are indeed a master baiter.

 

[OldLady]

It's a question the federal government asks us every 10 years at census time. But in the year 2000, that was a new question for the residents of Puerto Rico. For half a century before then, the US territory's government had used its own, local census questionnaire – which did not ask about race. In this episode of Code Switch, they dive in to try to understand why, on an island shaped by its African heritage and a long history of racial mixture, a vast majority of people tell the Census Bureau that they are white alone.

Civil rights and religious leaders urge African Americans to defy governors' efforts to reopen businesses | CNN Politics

A coalition of prominent civil rights and black religious leaders is pushing back on governors' efforts to jump-start state economies and wants black churches and businesses to remain closed until there's evidence the coronavirus outbreak is easing.

edition.cnn.com

Yes, Hispanics identify as white. A friend of mine from PR has an African American grandmother, or she would probably not know. Except for her hair, which has always given her shitfits.