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| Which heritage describes how you primarily self-identify? | | Asian-American (Japanese-American, Filipino-American, Chinese-American, Asian Indian, etc) - 0.0% | | Native-American (American Indian, Alaska Native, etc) - 0.0% | | African-American or Black American - 20.0% | | Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, Chicano, etc.) - 0.0% | | Any non-Anglo ethnicities - 80.0% |
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One Love
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| Posted 9/5/2005 10:51 PM (GMT -6) |   | This may seem like a wierd question to some, but...
Is anyone else who participates on this board in any way an American "person of color" besides me? Meaning a person who is not Anglo-American/Caucasian who primarily self-identifies as having one of these heritages...
Asian-American (Japanese-American, Filipino-American, Chinese-American, Asian Indian, etc)
Native-American
African-American
Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, Chicano, etc.)
I understand that this question may seem dehumanizing when placed in censuses and such. No one likes to be placed in a box. We all understand that human beings are not easily put into categories, nor are all categories even helpful. My intent is not to dehumanize or compartmentalize people at all. So, I apologize if this question is seen as in any way offensive. To be honest, I was just curious about the ethnic diversity of our board here. I know that we have some people here from different countries and divergent theological positions...and that's cool. I suppose I was just wondering about this board's ethnic diversity, particularly from an American context.
So answer the poll if you feel like it. If not, it's cool.
Thanks,
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One Love
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| Posted 9/6/2005 8:51 AM (GMT -6) | | Man, I should have saw something like this coming. Not being funny or anything. It just happens...and for understandable reasons. Corey, if you are reading the Beverly Tatum book and you haven't gotten here yet, I'd love for you to skip ahead a bit. If you have gotten past this point, perhaps reflect again on this section. This is LITERALLY the name of the part and chapter...
Part III: Understanding Whiteness in a White Context
Chapter 6: The Development of White Identity: "I'm not ethnic, I'm just normal."
This chapter goes a LONG WAY into delving into the enigma you are addressing. By the way, I can't tell you how I admire and appreciate your work in gaining more information about all this. Kudos, man.
Thanks,
To all heresy-hunters and general lames...
"I'm connected nationwide, but from the South...
Respect game, and keep my name outcha mouth!"
--adapted from T.I. From P$C's "I'm a King"
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One Love
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| Posted 9/6/2005 8:56 AM (GMT -6) | | Well, it seems that we have a significant amount of non-Anglo-American/Caucasian persons who participate here. Cool. We'll see about any other representation. Good stuff.
To all heresy-hunters and general lames...
"I'm connected nationwide, but from the South...
Respect game, and keep my name outcha mouth!"
--adapted from T.I. From P$C's "I'm a King"
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Corey
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| Posted 9/6/2005 10:49 AM (GMT -6) | | Sure. I haven't gotten to that section yet, but I'm guessing that it will be pretty much along the lines that we saw in the movie, "The Color of Fear".
I'm frustrated, and actually experiencing a bit of what I will call backlash for lack of a better term.
Should I just embrace my male-white-conservative-upper-middle-class-college-educated-white-collared-professional "ness" and say, "Screw it. That's just who I am!" Well, it's not.
If so, I'm gonna just go buy that BMW that my peers all drive. Seriously... this is feeling like it leads to something like the caste system we see India. They're all embracing their identities, aren't they?
It's my primary identity in Christ that answers these questions. I give much more to charity than I do to car payments because I'm a Kingdom person. That's my identity more than anything else.
I'm literally feeling hot under my collar right now. I need to go running or boxing or something. Post Edited (Corey) : 9/6/2005 11:43:18 AM (GMT-5) | | Back to Top | | |
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Corey
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| Posted 9/6/2005 12:33 PM (GMT -6) | | | P.S. I'm not saying, "I'm not ethnic, I'm just normal." Being Kingdom is as far from normal as you can get. I'm WAY minority in the ways that matter most. | | Back to Top | | |
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One Love
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| Posted 9/7/2005 7:00 AM (GMT -6) | | For those interested in the book I've been talking about...
"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race: A Psychologist Explains the Development of Racial Identity" by Beverly Tatum.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465083617/qid=1122843614/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0145387-6151967?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
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Corey,
I'm sorry for the amount of "backlash" that you're feeling. Emotional dissonance sucks. Hey, if you have a chance, I would love to know what you essentially thought of the "Color of Fear" movie. It seems that it has seriously stimulated you.
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Starkman:
Checking in as human here...
Hmmm...you have no ethnic heritage at all? You have no main lineage that goes back to a certain place? Irish? Scottish? English? Germanic? Nothing?
To all heresy-hunters and general lames...
"I'm connected nationwide, but from the South...
Respect game, and keep my name outcha mouth!"
--adapted from T.I. From P$C's "I'm a King"
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Starkman
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| Posted 9/7/2005 3:21 PM (GMT -6) | | Well, I'm told I'm English, Irish, Dutch, German, Scottish, some Cherokee and maybe some Jewish. Looking at me, though, I'm sure some Frankenstein got in there too!
It was either Paul Newman, or someone along the same lines, who, when filling out an application for something and answering the "Race" question, put "Human." Stuck with me all these years.
Starkman
My teacher used to say that whenever he read Scripture, he would always ask the question, "What does this have to say about the character of God?" Working off his thinking, as I read Scripture, I have come to ask, "What does this have to say about the heart and passion of God's desire for relationship for us? | | Back to Top | | |
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Truth Aficionado
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| Posted 9/7/2005 4:24 PM (GMT -6) | | My heritage you ask? It’s a backwards approach compared to your typical genealogy method. See, I start with Adam and Eve and work the other direction.
Brother,
Mark
Contradictions if well understood and managed can spark off the fires of invention. Orthodoxy whether of the right or of the left is the graveyard of creativity. | | Back to Top | | |
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