I hardly think a once a decade census is "constantly reminding people of their racial catagory". From my experience, it would be the rascists doing the constant

I hardly think a once a decade census is "constantly reminding people of their racial catagory". From my experience, it would be the rascists doing the constant reminding, and not just the cross burning kinds. I've met all kinds of rascists. Every one of my very white looking kids has fielded questions about that dark hispanic guy hanging around, or knocking on the door to pick them up. They've also been privy to rascist discussion that they've later shared with me, since people don't see them as non-white. Heck, I didn't see myself as non-white until I moved to a rural school in the early 90's.