You've met Bush Senior, now here's Señor Bush

[xjx388]

The Hispanic / non-Hispanic question on the US Census is completely elective. It's a cultural identity question, not a racial background question. The sooner we stop asking people these silly questions, maybe we can move on and all be humans.

Yes X1000!

These questions are completely irrelevant. I never check off the "Hispanic/Latino/whatever" box. Most people would look at me and call me "Mexican," or "Indian," or "Arab," (I've been called all of them). Yet I was born in America, my parents were born in America and my Grandparents were all born in America. Only one of my great-grandparents was born in Mexico and one was born in Spain. Yet for some reason, I've been encouraged to identify as "Latino." Why? What does it matter? I really don't get it.

 

[theprestige]

I was born in Portugal. I lived in Brazil as a child. One of my parents was a Brazilian citizen, not obtaining American citizenship until years after my birth. I have attended school in Brazil. I have held a job in Brazil. I have family and friends in Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese.

Am I hispanic?

 

[xjx388]

I was born in Portugal. I lived in Brazil as a child. One of my parents was a Brazilian citizen, not obtaining American citizenship until years after my birth. I have attended school in Brazil. I have held a job in Brazil. I have family and friends in Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese.

Am I hispanic?

You may or may not be. Are rice and/or beans a staple? Have you ever had the Portuguese/Brazillian equivalent of a chancla thrown at you? If so, you may be Hispanic!

Seriously, though, you could say you are if you have that ancestry but I don't know what that is supposed to mean other than that you identify with the culture. Other than that it really has no relevance unless you were trying to use that to gain an advantage... And I don't think it should actually confer any advantage. The fact that it might shows that we still have a long way to go.

 

[TragicMonkey]

I was born in Portugal. I lived in Brazil as a child. One of my parents was a Brazilian citizen, not obtaining American citizenship until years after my birth. I have attended school in Brazil. I have held a job in Brazil. I have family and friends in Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese.

Am I hispanic?

I'd say you're not fullfledged hispanic, you're closer to hisnervousness. But with some effort on your part you may one day make the cut! Keep believing in your dreams!!

 

[eeyore1954]

I was born in Portugal. I lived in Brazil as a child. One of my parents was a Brazilian citizen, not obtaining American citizenship until years after my birth. I have attended school in Brazil. I have held a job in Brazil. I have family and friends in Brazil. I speak fluent Portuguese.

Am I hispanic?

I think you have now blown your chances of ever running for president.

 

[theprestige]

I think you have now blown your chances of ever running for president.

Yeah, that ship has already sailed.

 

[12AX7]

Good question. But is it something one would do by accident?
Not once have I ever mistaken myself for Hispanic.

Since the two choices are next to each other in the pic posted upthread, I'd bet this is simply a mistake. I can see no advantage to him doing it on purpose. I am willing to stand corrected though.

Remember, I was declared dead in a car wreck due to a simple click/input error.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Since the two choices are next to each other in the pic posted upthread, I'd bet this is simply a mistake. I can see no advantage to him doing it on purpose. I am willing to stand corrected though.

Remember, I was declared dead in a car wreck due to a simple click/input error.

And now you're haunting us, trying to confuse us with your ghost logic!

 

[12AX7]

And now you're haunting us, trying to confuse us with your ghost logic!

It's nice over here on the other side.

 

[The Don]

I know it's crazy talk, but I'd like to see a candidate make it to the general election who hasn't had an income higher than $60,000 a year.

Why would this make them a good candidate ?

There are a number of reasons why someone has had such a low income, none of them would necessarily make them a good candidate:

• They have always worked in the public sector
• They are lazy and/or unambitious
• If they are an entrepreneur they are an unsuccessful one
• They have never before held a significant public office so they have no experience
• They are a "kept person" either by their partner or their family
• They are rich but they have learned how to hide that wealth really well

Of course there is the possibility that they are someone who works one or more low paying jobs to put food on the table for their family and spends their meagre free time volunteering for those less well off. I don't see how that makes them a good candidate for a role where hard-headed pragmatism is a pre-requisite for dealing with recalcitrant government departments, unions, big business and foreign interests.

 

[carlitos]

Why would this make them a good candidate ?



There are a number of reasons why someone has had such a low income, none of them would necessarily make them a good candidate:

• They have always worked in the public sector
  
• They are lazy and/or unambitious
  
• If they are an entrepreneur they are an unsuccessful one
  
• They have never before held a significant public office so they have no experience
  
• They are a "kept person" either by their partner or their family
  
• They are rich but they have learned how to hide that wealth really well
  

Of course there is the possibility that they are someone who works one or more low paying jobs to put food on the table for their family and spends their meagre free time volunteering for those less well off. I don't see how that makes them a good candidate for a role where hard-headed pragmatism is a pre-requisite for dealing with recalcitrant government departments, unions, big business and foreign interests.

The income level referenced reminds me of my naïve self in high school. I was wrong back then.