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Re: Racial Classification & credit line

From:Costentin Cornomorus <elemtilas@...>
Date:Friday, January 2, 2004, 15:35
--- Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> wrote:

> BTW I have a big problem with the current > use of 'Asian', since that word to me should > include Middle-easterners > and Bharatiyas.
Not to mention a number of "European" Russians.
> I also feel that 'African', > 'European' etc. simply > should indicate on what continent one was born, > not what color one's > skin has, which to me is a very superficial > concern.
Yep. It's always a riot to watch the reactions on people's faces here when a "white" man says he's an "African-American". It's not enough that you were born in Durban or similar! Padraic. ===== la cieurgeourea provoer mal trasfu ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu. -- Ill Bethisad -- <http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad> Come visit The World! -- <http://www.geocities.com/hawessos/> .

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