Jews are listed in the same table as other geographical groups--why do you say they're not counted as a geographical ethnic group?
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 06, 2010 5:51:06 pm PST #14006 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hil R. - Mar 06, 2010 5:52:35 pm PST #14007 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, because they're not really geographical -- I'm assuming that Jews from Germany, say, are counted as Jewish and not as German.
Sue - Mar 06, 2010 5:53:19 pm PST #14008 of 30001
hip deep in pie
ita, I just stumbled upon this:
The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'
tommyrot - Mar 06, 2010 5:54:20 pm PST #14009 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh dear. Map Of The Day
FloatingSheep, a fun geography blog, looks at the beer belly of America. One maps shows total number of bars, but the interesting map is the one above. Red dots represent locations where there are more bars than grocery stores, based on results from the Google Maps API. The Midwest takes their drinking seriously.
Wisconsin is pretty much completely red. When I was a kid, there were about 21 bars in my home town and I think three grocery stores.
§ ita § - Mar 06, 2010 5:54:27 pm PST #14010 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure what criteria they're using to put what where, but everyone else on that list is geographical, so I thought it odd that you called them out as being treated differently, is all.
eta: They are also rolled into other groups in different tables.
Cashmere - Mar 06, 2010 5:54:59 pm PST #14011 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'm going to ask my annual question: Why the fuck aren't they tapping Kelsey Grammer to host the fucking Oscars?
I know he hasn't had a show in a while. I know he's had personal issues. But he's funny, he can sing and dance and he's got a velvety-smooth voice, dammit. I think he'd doe an awesome job.
§ ita § - Mar 06, 2010 5:55:18 pm PST #14012 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
chocolate cake:
The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.'
Okay--that makes more and less sense. I mean, they must have their reasons for calling them out specifically. I guess they're covered in other numbers.
Hil R. - Mar 06, 2010 5:56:30 pm PST #14013 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm not sure what criteria they're using to put what where, but everyone else on that list is geographical, so I thought it odd that you called them out as being treated differently, is all.
That's what I thought was weird, that "Jewish" was stuck in the middle of a list that was otherwise geographical. I get the reasoning behind it, but there are also a bunch of reasons why it doesn't make much sense, and I haven't seen that on any official US stuff since probably 1950, maybe earlier.
Sue - Mar 06, 2010 5:58:40 pm PST #14014 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I'm guessing there's a lot of politics in that definition.
There is a seperate aboriginal population profile: [link]
Steph L. - Mar 06, 2010 5:59:31 pm PST #14015 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, I need to add that to my Netflix queue. I've seen good reviews.
It was good, except the voice actors not being the ones from the series kind of threw me off. Also, Batman did 2 things that I considered to be too morally ambiguous even for him. I'm still mulling those over.
But on the whole, it's pretty good.