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Old 03-28-2011, 09:34 AM
 
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If discussions about racial demographics are stupid to you then just don't post on threads concerning them.
The way this was brought up was silly. Sorry you don't see that.

 
Old 03-28-2011, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Chicago: Beverly, Woodlawn
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Many Hispanics are white, regardless of how the government classifies them.
True. I am officially hispanic but am socially indistinguishable from any regular white dude and am not what would typically come to mind when people think of the hispanic demographic. There are a lot of people like me around.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 10:41 AM
 
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True. I am officially hispanic but am socially indistinguishable from any regular white dude and am not what would typically come to mind when people think of the hispanic demographic. There are a lot of people like me around.
And then there's me, people probably think I'm hispanic and I'm not.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 10:53 AM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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True. I am officially hispanic but am socially indistinguishable from any regular white dude and am not what would typically come to mind when people think of the hispanic demographic. There are a lot of people like me around.

Not only that but Spaniards themselves are classified by the Federal government as "hispanic" rather than as white. The Spanish have been offically "de-whited".

This makes me wonder if the strong Anglo-Saxon prejudice against Spain is somehow at work here, the Black Legend and all that.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 11:12 AM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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Originally Posted by Vlajos View Post
The way this was brought up was silly. Sorry you don't see that.
Exactly, you cannot begin a discussion with a point that is so obviously wrong! If someone wants to have a discussion about racial trends in Chicago, they can create one and title it so, but....

[A majority, also known as a simple majority in the U.S., is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of the group]
 
Old 03-28-2011, 11:21 AM
 
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Exactly, you cannot begin a discussion with a point that is so obviously wrong! If someone wants to have a discussion about racial trends in Chicago, they can create one and title it so, but....

[A majority, also known as a simple majority in the U.S., is a subset of a group consisting of more than half of the group]
Exactly, this was likely a nice big troll.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 12:01 PM
 
Location: Southwest Suburbs
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Chicago doesn't have a racial/ethnic majority. It might appears that way depending on what side of the city you're on. Chicago is a very polarized city.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 12:10 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh)
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Ever seen the census/stats? Chicago is white again.
Its not... but even if it was.. why the face? Its not even close to majority.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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Originally Posted by Irishtom29 View Post
Many Hispanics are white, regardless of how the government classifies them.
The GOVERNMENT doesn't classify them. I was a temporary census worker in the suburbs and it was how the person responding classified themselves. I had only a couple of people refuse to classify themselves out of hundreds of interviews.
 
Old 03-28-2011, 01:59 PM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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The GOVERNMENT doesn't classify them. I was a temporary census worker in the suburbs and it was how the person responding classified themselves. I had only a couple of people refuse to classify themselves out of hundreds of interviews.
I read in several places that the Federal government classifies Spaniards as Hispanic. Perhaps I was misinformed.

Accoding to this Wiki article various government agencies have differing definitions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic
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