tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post2098198417538736588..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: How about some civil disobedience?Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-91394377523079610452009-11-13T07:52:48.809-05:002009-11-13T07:52:48.809-05:00The whole race thing is puzzling for a naturalized...The whole race thing is puzzling for a naturalized American citizen. America will never get beyond its ancient racial tensions if this self-selection crap keeps getting dug up on a daily basis time and time and time again. <br /><br />Given that filling in anything apart from "Other" perpetuates what George Will called "the Racial spoils system", I fill out such forms with an "Other - Human" in the "Race" field. Not only is it one of the many ways I choose to register my displeasure with the current state of affairs in my adopted country, it has the redeeming value of being the absolute truth.Randy Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793754872184266940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-91416934903123240752009-11-13T02:40:53.710-05:002009-11-13T02:40:53.710-05:00Did someone mention Columbia! I see another Obama...Did someone mention Columbia! <a href="http://countusout.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/cops-columbia-prof-punched-woman-in-white-privilege-brawl/" rel="nofollow">I see another Obama beer summit in the works...</a>Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-74735610423994394392009-11-12T22:48:12.731-05:002009-11-12T22:48:12.731-05:00I always put "other" or "mixed"...I always put "other" or "mixed". I think pretty well everyone should.<br /><br />I started to do that after I realized my value as a new PhD went up dramatically when people found out I was a Real Live American Indian.<br /><br />It pissed me off that they didn't care about my research, just who Grandma slept with.Charlie Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506407851173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-84869353391726068212009-11-12T22:40:57.283-05:002009-11-12T22:40:57.283-05:00Technically, they are white, Caucasian, as are Ind...Technically, they are white, Caucasian, as are Indians from India.Stinkynoreply@blogger.com