Black, African American, or Negro?
First: I’m proud to be an American and a citizen of the United States of America
Two: I’ve come to terms with being referred to as a “Black” man even though my skin is “NOT” black and there is that problem with my English and Native American ancestry (which most “Black” people in America have).
Now that we’ve got that out the way. Fvck the 2010 Census! Racist azz fvck!
“The census form for 2010 features a word more often heard in 1966: Negro.
For many New York blacks, the word conjures visions of Jim Crow and segregation – even if the Census Bureausays it’s included to ensure an accurate count of the nation’s minority residents.“It’s a bad vibe word,” said Kevin Bishop, 45, a Brooklynsalesman. “It doesn’t agree with me, doesn’t agree with my heart.”
Pamela Reese Smith, visiting the city yesterday fromRochester, said the term was outdated.
“I don’t think my ancestors would appreciate it in 2010,” said Smith, 56. “I don’t want my grandchildren being called Negroes.”
Question No. 9 on this year’s census form asks about race, with one of the answers listed as “black, African-Am. or Negro.”
Census Bureau spokesman Jack Martin said the use of “Negro” was intended as a term of inclusion.”
Read more: NY Daily News
Attention Jack Martin, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you’re White. You know, not a Negro, Asian, or Hispanic of sorts (Amazing how all other ethnic groups of paler complexion are bundled in the “White” category.” But I digress. As a person of partial Negroid decent and speaking for the Negroes that have found their way on this here interweb thingy, FVCK YOU Jack Martin!
Jack did you consider utilizing the terms Honkey, Cracker, Peckerwood or Redneck for my Caucasian cousins down in the dirty south? There’s a lot of folks who proudly consider themselves “Redneck” Jack.
I wish a motherfvcker would walk up on me and refer to me as a Negro! Folk would get all Negroish and break off a Negro foot off in a motherfvcker’s azz while speaking in a Negroid tongue. Can’t believe Congress signed off on this shyt [See the Census for your self].
Originally posted at O’Hell Nawl: The other blog I sometimes write for
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