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> The Some Other Race alone or in combination group (49.9 million) increased 129%, surpassing the Black or African American population (46.9 million) as the sec

> The Some Other Race alone or in combination group (49.9 million) increased 129%, surpassing the Black or African American population (46.9 million) as the second-largest race alone or in combination group. Who are these “others” and how do they identify? At least in Oakland, CA I noticed the majority of people who reported Hispanic/Latino ethnicity selected “other” for race. Are we entering into post-racial identity? Did the Census screw up and forget a burgeoning identity?

brighton36 5y ago
I always write-in other. Both on gender and race. Mostly because I resent the politics.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  Same here, its not based on anything concrete. Its just bullshit.
- wolverine876 5y ago
  I hate the politics too, but IME ignoring them hasn't made them go away.
  - netizen-936824 5y ago
    That doesn't mean you have to participate according to their terms. A form of protest can be to make their numbers meaningless for their purposes.
gruez 5y ago
>Are we entering into post-racial identity? Did the Census screw up and forget a burgeoning identity? Nah, all those people got a 23&me test and found out they were 1/64th cherokee or whatever, so they put themselves down as "Some Other Race alone or in combination ".
908B64B197 5y ago
> Did the Census screw up and forget a burgeoning identity? "Mixed" folks. Same thing with college admissions. What should they select?
- jdavis703 5y ago
  The Census has a two or more races option. I could see how a form designer would expect someone who is mixed to select that option. But perhaps “two or more races” doesn’t register when people identify more closely as “mixed” or “bi-racial” while rushing through government paper work (that is to say I’ve never heard someone describe themselves as being “two or more races”.)
Retric 5y ago
Most people aren’t of any single race. America is used to 3/4 white 1/4 black being considered black, but what about 1/2 white, 1/4 Hispanic, 1/4 Asian.
- nobody9999 5y ago
  >Most people aren’t of any single race. I disagree. In fact, I'd say that people (at least all the ones we know) are entirely one race: Human.
  - Retric 5y ago
    Even then we are early modern humans (Homo Sapiens) mixed with some Neanderthal.
    - nobody9999 5y ago
      >Even then we are early modern humans (Homo Sapiens) mixed with some Neanderthal. That's both reductive and misleading. There is only one living sentient primate species on this planet. Homo Sapiens. What's more, it's entirely possible that all humans are descended from a subset of 3-10k individuals who lived ~75,000 years ago[1]. Even more, there is often more genetic diversity within human groupings than between them[0]. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1893020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1893020/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
  - aiisjustanif 5y ago
    Tell that to history, current social issues, vitamin D levels, sickle cell and the cops.
    - nobody9999 5y ago
      "Racism" is an outdated concept and should be relegated to the dustbin of history. What it is we're discussing is bigotry. And it should be called out for what it is: hateful prejudice for no real reason at all other than the anger and hatred of those who practice it.

brighton36 5y ago

I always write-in other. Both on gender and race. Mostly because I resent the politics.

netizen-936824 5y ago
Same here, its not based on anything concrete. Its just bullshit.
wolverine876 5y ago
I hate the politics too, but IME ignoring them hasn't made them go away.
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  That doesn't mean you have to participate according to their terms. A form of protest can be to make their numbers meaningless for their purposes.

gruez 5y ago

>Are we entering into post-racial identity? Did the Census screw up and forget a burgeoning identity? Nah, all those people got a 23&me test and found out they were 1/64th cherokee or whatever, so they put themselves down as "Some Other Race alone or in combination ".

908B64B197 5y ago

> Did the Census screw up and forget a burgeoning identity? "Mixed" folks. Same thing with college admissions. What should they select?

jdavis703 5y ago
The Census has a two or more races option. I could see how a form designer would expect someone who is mixed to select that option. But perhaps “two or more races” doesn’t register when people identify more closely as “mixed” or “bi-racial” while rushing through government paper work (that is to say I’ve never heard someone describe themselves as being “two or more races”.)

Retric 5y ago

Most people aren’t of any single race. America is used to 3/4 white 1/4 black being considered black, but what about 1/2 white, 1/4 Hispanic, 1/4 Asian.

nobody9999 5y ago
>Most people aren’t of any single race. I disagree. In fact, I'd say that people (at least all the ones we know) are entirely one race: Human.
- Retric 5y ago
  Even then we are early modern humans (Homo Sapiens) mixed with some Neanderthal.
  - nobody9999 5y ago
    >Even then we are early modern humans (Homo Sapiens) mixed with some Neanderthal. That's both reductive and misleading. There is only one living sentient primate species on this planet. Homo Sapiens. What's more, it's entirely possible that all humans are descended from a subset of 3-10k individuals who lived ~75,000 years ago[1]. Even more, there is often more genetic diversity within human groupings than between them[0]. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1893020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1893020/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
- aiisjustanif 5y ago
  Tell that to history, current social issues, vitamin D levels, sickle cell and the cops.
  - nobody9999 5y ago
    "Racism" is an outdated concept and should be relegated to the dustbin of history. What it is we're discussing is bigotry. And it should be called out for what it is: hateful prejudice for no real reason at all other than the anger and hatred of those who practice it.