Census & Racial identity.

[verytwistedmind.livejournal.com]

Question #9 on the this year's census asks about your race. One of the boxes you can choose is "black," "African American," or "negro," all placed next to the same box.  

The word 'negro' has offended several people as the referenced article shows.

http://wcbstv.com/national/negro.census.form.2.1409469.html

Should the term Negro be phased out of the census? if so, shouldn't Caucasian be phased out as well since they are from Typology?

I dislike 'multi-racial' in the census. It's too inclusive. It means little, especially in America. I know people who have multi-European backgrounds who classify themselves as multi-racial.

Comments

By traditional standards...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

... there is a Saxon race, an English race, a Norman race. Back in the day, the race designated the tribe, not the skin color.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Which day? 5 centuries ago? 6 maybe?

Time is relative...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

... some people still live in the Dark Ages.

Re: Time is relative...

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Apparently.