No Mustard Only On Race

Top Ten Unfair—And Untrue—Racial Stereotypes
10) Asians make fantastic drivers
9) Indians are all allergic to curry
8) White people are capable of the most prolific slam-dunks
7) Jewish people spend money with reckless abandon
6) All Genies live in lamps
5) Native Americans consider it a sin to promote gambling
4) The majority of babies cannot read
3) Germans are offended by David Hasselhoff
2) All Angels are heroin addicts
1) Extremely tall people don't mind when you sit in the exit row on airplanes


Today's topic is all about race.  We here at No Mustard Only are sensitive to race issues, and we would like to talk about the Census form for a minute.   Refer here for guidance if you need to. Are you ready?  Ok.  First, why did the census form first ask me if I was Hispanic, Latino or Spanish (item 8), and then afterward ask me my race (item 9)?  In the second question, neither Hispanic, Latino or Spanish was an option.  How were Hispanic people supposed to answer item number 9?  Are they considered white?  If so, that is HUGE for white people.  I had no idea the white race was so diverse.

And second, with item 9, Why does it say "Black, African Am. or Negro?"  Does this mean those are three separate sub-races, or is it just three names for the same race?  I suppose they want to be sure to include all names for the race, in case there's someone out there that considers themselves a "Negro," for example, but has no idea what "Black" or "African Am." means.  We wouldn't want them confused about what box to check.

Lastly, what is this race referred to as Guamanian or Chamorro?  I've never heard of that.  Is it new?  What are these people like, and more importantly, what are their stereotypes?  Is this race really deserving of its own box?  I mean, couldn't this fall under the "some other race" category?  I think this whole race thing is really ambiguous and not really well defined.  In fact, I was seriously tempted to just check the "some other race" box and put "Michigander" in there.  Why can't that be its own race?

Finally,
I will include one bonus list, also about race

Top Ten Races
10) The Kentucky Derby
9) The Indy 500
8) The Tour de France
7) The Boston Marathon
6) The 2008 Beijing Olympics 400 meter swimming medley relay final
5) The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
4) The Amazing Race
3) The Iditarod
2) The 100 meter dash
1) The Human Race