As census approaches, many Arab Americans feel left out
Associated Press,
by
Joseph Gedeon
Original Article
Posted By: JoniTx,
4/13/2019 5:32:35 PM
PHOENIX— Yousuf Abdelfatah already knows the answer he´ll give about his race on the 2020 census questionnaire will be wrong. He´s an Arab American, but the only race options on the census are white, black, Asian and categories for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander. Reluctantly, Abdelfatah will mark white. "If you look at me, my skin is darker, I´m visibly not white," said the 22-year-old research assistant. "I´ve lived my life as a person of color, but I´m categorized as white." With the census going to printing presses later this year, Arab Americans are again feeling left
Reply 1 - Posted by:
columba 4/13/2019 5:35:16 PM (No. 33043)
Just how you FEEEEL about that?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
trackman999 4/13/2019 5:40:55 PM (No. 33052)
Skin color in one of many distinguishing characteristics of race. A big one but not the only one. The 3 main categories have been P.C.´ed. Caucasian, Negroid, and Mongoloid. Beside skin there is eye (epicanthal) fold or not, hair texture and color, eye color, genetic markers etc. Yousef is in a sub category of Caucasian, but still a Caucasian.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 4/13/2019 5:43:46 PM (No. 33038)
Just guessin but maybe you don’t belong here...
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Maybe they´d feel less left out back in Suckistan.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Califedup 4/13/2019 6:05:27 PM (No. 33034)
Simple solution to another race based victim problem. Just add a box that says Islamic Savage. Let him check that box.
Problem solved.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
plomke 4/13/2019 6:06:11 PM (No. 33025)
I´m sure the 3000+ souls lost on Sept 11 2001 feel left out too...
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 4/13/2019 6:07:49 PM (No. 33033)
I don´t know why they feel this way, for the media, led by the AP, has long been trying to hide the sins of the terrorist sector behind the geographically correct term of Asian for a long time now.//
I do find it ironic that the media tries to help sweep things under the Asian rug, but honest fellows like this one know the reality is that he isn´t Asian.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
heartsurgeon 4/13/2019 6:08:26 PM (No. 33030)
Fake news.
Census questions allow you to specify anything you want, to include Egyptian, etc.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Mushroom 4/13/2019 6:13:01 PM (No. 33046)
Middle East? Yup White. You aren´t as special as you think you are.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
jimincalif 4/13/2019 6:23:43 PM (No. 33044)
If we are to be judged by “the content of our character” instead of “the color of our skin”, let’s eliminate all race questions from the census. Racial data will be used to divide, rather than unite us as Americans.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
franq 4/13/2019 6:27:25 PM (No. 33045)
It never ends, does it?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
bad-hair 4/13/2019 6:41:41 PM (No. 33049)
#metoo I´m PINK
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
harleynyc 4/13/2019 6:53:50 PM (No. 33053)
It´s terrifying how quickly their numbers are growing, along with mosques taking over very expensive former catering halls.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
spacer 4/13/2019 7:00:44 PM (No. 33022)
Just imagine how a Christian FEELS trying to exist in the crap hole you came from.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Ben Around 4/13/2019 7:06:22 PM (No. 33029)
Why the hell does the govt ask about race every time you have any contact with them. Do they give different levels of service based on your race? One must assume so, the government seems obsessed on certain races or groups instead of just treating everyone the same.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/13/2019 7:11:51 PM (No. 33040)
Whenever I’m asked about my race or have to put it on a form I say/write “human”.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Blackeagle 4/13/2019 7:26:21 PM (No. 33041)
White? Tough - no goodies for you.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
DVC 4/13/2019 7:41:41 PM (No. 33023)
Awwww.
In the summer I am "visibly not white", too.
Try to find an ACTUAL problem.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
red1066 4/13/2019 8:46:08 PM (No. 33047)
I just don´t care.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
MOBeef4u 4/13/2019 8:51:42 PM (No. 33026)
Last time my answer was in the other category: “human”. I just hoped someone would contact me to ask about that. Nobody did. I’d have given them an earful.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
columba 4/13/2019 9:31:09 PM (No. 33035)
Arab Americans (lert´s face it) are often Muslims. Muslims are often anti American. We are in a war of RELIGION. A religion of an tribal Arab Cult vs. the we-aint-got-no-god religion of the United States.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
bamboozle 4/13/2019 9:45:04 PM (No. 33036)
Are they Arab-Americans, or American-Arabs? Word order is important as is loyalty order.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 4/13/2019 9:56:23 PM (No. 33031)
The last time I filled out a census there was a blank space to put your race as whatever....Samoan, Tonga, whatever. Is it not there anymore? A late friend of mine put ´Confederate American´ on his.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
MickinPhoenix 4/13/2019 9:57:05 PM (No. 33050)
Check the OTHER BOX MORON.......Mick
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Janylou 4/13/2019 10:11:42 PM (No. 33039)
I could care less about a per son´s skin color. I just want to know if you are a legal citizen. The census determines representation. If you aren´t a citizen, you do not deserve to be represented!
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/13/2019 10:14:03 PM (No. 33054)
Close your eyes and squeeze hard. What you see is how many bleeps I give.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
zoidberg 4/13/2019 10:44:45 PM (No. 33051)
I´m going to write in "Indy 500."
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Nevadadad46 4/14/2019 12:20:46 AM (No. 33042)
Yeah- Well, you do not want to know how I "feel" about any Arabs, Muslims or otherwise in our free country. You, Mr. Arab, are free to leave to return to your most beloved "homeland" anytime you like.
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Some days I get so sick of the whining. Isn´t anybody grateful to be in this country? So far I have only met one person who said they were grateful to finally come here. One.
As long as you are "Arab" American, you will never be "American"
The way to get them to do the census is tell them they will get more welfare per capita.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
SALady 4/14/2019 2:39:21 AM (No. 33037)
If Arabs are so mad, they need to just "show us", pack up, and leave this horrible, racist country!!!!!
Yep, that will do it!!!! They really will "show us"!!!!! I know it will "show" me!!!!!!
To show just how "sorry" I am that we are so racist against the "religion of peace", I will even be happy to drive a bunch of them to the airport!!!! And I will be so humble the whole drive!!!!!
Of course, since I am a lowly woman, and a 4th class citizen in their eyes (after men, boys, and farm animals), my husband will be happy to do the actual driving so that I don´t actually offend them with my presence!!!! Just as long as they leave and "show us"!!!!!!!
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Trigger2 4/14/2019 6:18:57 AM (No. 33048)
Cry me a river.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
jacksin5 4/14/2019 9:11:27 AM (No. 33027)
Just try to assimilate, and be grateful you´re no longer in Trashcanistan.
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