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Article #415Re: "Joining the count"
From: Henry Spencer
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1989 22:34
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 1989 22:34
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In article <8903232049.AA29714@yorkmills.csri.toronto.edu> clarke@csri.toronto.edu (Jim Clarke) writes: >Just because question 3 refers to "visible minority groups" doesn't mean it >isn't talking about race. I certainly won't answer. In fairness, compared to Les Earnest's experiences, this questionnaire has a couple of mitigating factors. First, it does have an "Other" box. Second, it quite carefully explains that it's not asking who you are descended from, but who you "identify with". I haven't quite decided what I'm going to do about that question yet. I concur that it's disagreeable. I suspect that ticking "Other" and filling in the blank with "human" (or "Martian" -- they *are* asking who you identify with, not who you are descended from...) will give them more trouble than just refusing to answer. -- Welcome to Mars! Your | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology passport and visa, comrade? | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu
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Newsgroups: ut.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: "Joining the count" Message-ID: <1989Mar24.223458.17560@utzoo.uucp> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology References: <8903232049.AA29714@yorkmills.csri.toronto.edu> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 89 22:34:58 GMT