Demographics -- Ethnicity

[eduardo89]

I'm white, but also hispanic...although no one believes me I'm Mexican, you know with the dark blond hair and blue eyes...

 

[kahless]

Poll has no option for Klingon. Fail!

 

[Kludge]

Poll has no option for Klingon. Fail!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Please, forgive me!

 

[Mandrik]

Marked other. My parents, aunts, uncles, etc. were all born in Greece and didn't come over to the US until the late 60's. Many of my cousins were born in Greece, but I was born here. The cultural ties are still strong, obviously.

 

[muh_roads]

Pacific Islander Pride Worldwide

no not really.

Honky

 

[Kludge]

Honky

Ha! We were talking in chat a few days ago about calling all our white selves honkies to protest hating "hate" speech

 

[PennCustom4RP]

Hispanic or Latino is not an ethnic description or race, it is an association based on language, generally Spanish but could be any language with Latin roots, including French, Italian etc. so technically, people from these countries could be considered Latino due to language.
Mexicans and other New World Hispanics are the result of White European Spaniards, mixed with Native tribes people found here. Mixed race people who speak Spanish, nothing more.
Whats added to this confusion is the Black/Hispanic option, which basically is an African who speaks Spanish...So you see...the language is the only unifying element.


German/Dutch Pennsylvanian

 

[Young Paleocon]

I think that Middle Eastern/ Arab would piss off some Kurds, Persians, Pashtuns, Baluch, Turks, and well everyone not Arab in the Middle East.

 

[teamrican1]

Hispanic or Latino is not an ethnic description or race, it is an association based on language, generally Spanish but could be any language with Latin roots, including French, Italian etc. so technically, people from these countries could be considered Latino due to language.
Mexicans and other New World Hispanics are the result of White European Spaniards, mixed with Native tribes people found here. Mixed race people who speak Spanish, nothing more.
Whats added to this confusion is the Black/Hispanic option, which basically is an African who speaks Spanish...So you see...the language is the only unifying element.
German/Dutch Pennsylvanian

Yeah. The OP is confusing race, ethnicity, and national origin. For example, Gisele Bündchen is white. The ethnic heritage of her family is German. Her nationality is Brazilian. Because of this last thing, she is a "proud Latina woman" like Judge Sotomayor. But Sotomayor's race is mulatto (mixture of black and white). Her ethnic background is Spanish and African. And her nationality Puerto Rican. She's also "Hispanic". Gisele on the other hand, while being latina is NOT Hispanic because Brazil is a Portuguese founded country as opposed to a Spanish one.

 

[BuddyRey]

I don't think anybody is purely one ethnicity, but I could be wrong. I'm a little bit of everything, from Scots-Irish and Austrian Jew, to Cherokee, French Hugonaut, etc. etc. etc.

When asked for my race on applications, I just put "Human", both to be cheeky and to make a point.

 

[Liberty Star]

We have only 2.5% mideastern descent arab/jewish folks here?

Surprsing results of the poll.

 

[Wadesc]

Many Hispanic Ron Paul supporters here in Houston.

Just anecdotal, but interesting nonetheless.

 

[Bman]

I'm a descendant of palatine immigrants.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

Other...

-t

 

[James Madison]

There should be Reptilian option.

 

[James Madison]

We have only 2.5% mideastern descent arab/jewish folks here?

Surprsing results of the poll.

I'm a quarter Arab if that counts. I'm also a quarter American Indian and half northern European. Believe me, I don't know what to check on forms either.

 

[South Park Fan]

I am English, French, Russian Jew, and Baltic Jew. My race is 2K.

 

[Pod]

That wouldn't hold any relevance in US politics. Obama isn't a Nigerian (or was it Kenyan???), he's (half) black. He got an overwhelming majority of the black vote. McCain's white. He got a majority of the white vote. Sotomayor isn't Puerto Rican, she's latina.

Then invent another word. "Ethnicity" is already taken.

And Kenyan isn`t an ethnicity. Neither is Nigerian.

 

[acptulsa]

Surprsing results of the poll.

I know for a fact that we have more than two native Americans here. So, it doesn't seem to be generating accurate numbers.

 

[Kludge]

Then invent another word. "Ethnicity" is already taken.

And Kenyan isn`t an ethnicity. Neither is Nigerian.

Do you have a (source for your) definition, or maybe a list of which ethnicities are "valid"?