In world of racial diversity, what is 'white'?

SF Gate ^ | 12/8/03 | Jose Antonio Vargas

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Justine Steele is a senior at Independence High School in San Jose, a sprawling campus of 4,054 students where 8 percent are Caucasian. Forget the numbers. "Look around," she says. There are Indians and Vietnamese, Mexicans and Filipinos.

Here, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes stands out.

[xzins]

Call it the European-American Club.

Some of my grandkids are a mix of: German, Scotch, Irish, African, Jewish, Native American,

My wife was asked, "Are they mixed?"

She said, "No. Why?"

[warchild9]

"White" is me among my Cuban in-laws in Miami. While there are lots of natural blond-haired and blue-eyed Cuban guys (like the Mrs.' grandfather), the way I talk and walk and comb my hair shouts "Americano!" That's white.
The look is kind of cool. Cuban girls love it (not that I worry about that anymore).

[longtermmemmory]

The left is just frustrated because the white people have not balkanized in the USA. They have not fragmented like the race baiters would have found useful.

They can't play the ethnic groups against each other if they refuse to fight each other. This leaves the left with just banning all European history and culture.

[zx2dragon]

Sounds a lot better than the HS a relative of mine finally escaped. A gang of minorities kept trying to see how many white boys they could beat during the course of a semester and the school refused to do anything about it, even after his best friend suffered perm. brain damage from a beating. If you were white, you had to travel with the others you could watch each other's backs.

[cyborg]

LOL...mixed what? I'm pretty much the same combination. I had a club in school called the European Colonial Society. I started it because I was in an all black school that had no clue what curry powder or cricket was. Ask someone what 'white' means and you'll get a thousand different answers. Same thing with black.

[xzins]

mixed what? LOL!!~

You are one of the ones who understands. :>)


(Subtitle: Aren't we all???)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Spreading the word on curry powder I understand... cricket is a bit harder sell. :)

[martin_fierro]

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[cyborg]

Oh dear... you are right. Everyone loves rugby though...lol After explaining that a 'scrum' isn't what it sounds like, most folks love it.

[stainlessbanner]

Does having a Caucasian Student Union with one of its members wearing a Confederate flag belt buckle create a hostile environment? Yes."

Does being ignorant of American History make an ineffective administrator? Yes.

[EggsAckley]

46 degrees there, eh? It's 65 here!

[Jaysun]

In all seriousness, "multiculturalism" or "diversity" is more dangerous to America than most realize. The left is trying to use a bunch of small groups (that are all competing for more power) to divide and conquer America. I say that America already has a culture that is distinctly American. Those who immigrate to this country don't do so because they have hopes of recreating what they just left behind - why would they? The immigrants of generations ago moved here, learned the language, learned the pledge, and adjusted to American life. They succeeded by adopting American freedom, inventiveness, and opportunity. My wife and her family moved here from Germany 15 years ago. She was put into school and was accompanied by a translator fot two weeks. After that, she was on here on. I'm proud to say that you'd have a hard time telling her or her family from any other Americans. They started a business, drive an SUV, got a dog, and set about life in God Blessed America. I say when in America do as the Americans do. United We Stand......

[cyborg]

Oh yes absolutely... I live to confound the liberals by just writing in 'right wing fundy' on annoying forms. They don't have enough space anyway.

[xzins]

God Bless America!!

That says it all, Jaysun. Thanks.

[martin_fierro]

Well, neener. <|:P~

[Jaysun]

46 degrees there, eh? It's 65 here!
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It's presently 54 degrees here in beautiful Huntsville, AL. That's still just a wee bit cold for us. In fact, my pals and I just came back from my deck where we emptied 30 cans of hairspray into the air in an effort to warm the earth! ;o)

[EggsAckley]

LOL!

[cyborg]

My mom and dad used to say that America is the land of milk and honey. You just have to work for it. If you're busy working, you don't have time to worry about racism and all of other life little 'issues'.

[cyborg]

go to John F Kerry heck with your 65 degrees!