Should race remain on the US Census?
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People need to show their pride in their race i mean some people may say we are all american, but a hook is on that native american , latino american, or others too, but still these different races have different wages too. we need to know this on things.
Think about it the people who are from a certain place want to say that. Like indian is on the census ( i think) and it could mean india indian, or native american.
D.W. " Do not judge a book by its color but by the content of its character." Those were the words of MLK. I believe race should and shouldn't remain on the US Census. I believe it should, because people should take initiative in their race of people and should admire their roots. Again I also feel that race shouldn't remain on the US Census, because some people might feel discriminated because their race had a lower percentage. This can lead to racial tensions and bitterness. Plus, what does race have to do with it? The census is used to count the number of people, not to show who's the superior race!
Lil Stanley
This is a very difficult question. On the one hand, getting rid of the "race" category would show that we recognize the fact that race is a problematic distinction. This alone would show a significant change in societal thinking. On the other hand, the "race" category has an important role in social research; that is, it shows trends and changes among these demographics, which are seen as key in determining where social issues lie (poverty, crime rates, etc.). Even the differing designations of the concept of race are interesting in and of themselves (for instance, the designations in the 1790 census were "free white male," "free white female" and "slave"). They show the change in attitude over the centuries towards the race concept, and are thus significant. However, by keeping the "race" designation, are we truly gaining invaluable information, or are we simply perpetuating the idea that humans need to be separated into categories? Is there a middle ground?
I do not claim to have an answer to any of these questions. These are merely ideas for you to think about while attempting to answer this question.
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Yes it should be tracked on the u.s. census bereau with the option to say what race you are. Yes we are all Americans who live here in the united states but we are still different races and ethniticitys. We need to track race so that we make sure that everybody is being treated fairly.
I believe it should be left the way it is. Try doing Genealogy and looking up a name like "Smith", and the nationality is African American. Just how any people of all nationalities have a common name like that! So it sure helps me track who I am looking for by showing the persons Race.
People need to be proud of their nationality, color and race! And understand that Yes we are different from one another and proud of it!
Race is real because racism is real.
cool
yes? No? Maby
What how can they do that? That's just an example of racism in our world today. :(
This is a weirdly cool site.
We are all Americans, but the option of choosing your race helps to show how diverse the United States is. We are made up of many different races!
who cares what the race of a person is. i shouldnt matter.
actually if you look at it we are all the same people but also different in our own ways so noone can say we are all the same.thats your opinoin not an fact thank you very much
We are all Americans but if we are ever going to work to create a place where we are all equal Americans who are treated equally we are going to have to see race and take it into account, not pretend that we don't see it in what we do every day.
Yes because it is the census and it is providing information including race % through out the US
nobody should be dicriminated
race doesn't matter
i think people should not be judged by there color
Being on sides were we are judged by our types is sooooooooo wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
because it's only being used to catagorize us
I think that it is unfair to judge people by race and after giving it out you have no guarante that that will not happen.
i think u are crazy
i think we should not care about what color eachother is, and make everybody feel like a big loving family, and this goes out to everybody in the world and i'm hoping at least everyone who feels like were all a family follows along what i have to say.
yes i think it should be on the census because we are all different, but still united. by doin this we can use this as help us find out how many different races there are in the U.S.
becaues god made us to love each other despite our color or religion
We are all the same
I do not think it should be a question because it is not a huge deal what race you are. We are all people
i do geneology- the information is great!!!!
I think all were created equle
Just because people are different colors you shouldn't juge them.
you are so right
Because it is stupid to jude by their color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It doesn't matter what your race is, your still a amarican
maybe we should be asking if you are legally in this country rather than race
Well,
it is what it says, doesn't it
Race shouldt matter here in america because of the reason that we are all equal and americans.
No we are all people it should not be a big deal what color your skin.
we are all ameicans and shold not be judged
why does it matter any way
i agree w/ u! I think race is race and people should really pay attention and certainly show it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
race is race. we should know it, we should show it
why should this matter...we r all the same anyways..
Je trouve que la question de race st ma foi tres actuelle. Mais je ne pense pas qu on trouvera la reponse au musee aujour dhui!
we r not separated into whites and blacks, we are just people
I think they should have a space so people can write what race they are because by having some races lilsted while others are just listed as "others" is VERY discriminating...
here's a scenario: two people with exactly the same heritage fill out a census and put in two different answers for race. are they different races biologically? no. however, they view themselves differently and this is what afftects their lives more than their actual biological heritage. race is subjective, but the government SHOULD measure it on the census because it shows people's personal views.
people r people no mater what