Diversity on GKU

[mlgnumbers]

Many discussions on my FB News Feed and an earlier comment by a GKU'er about the powwow circuit got me curious:

What's the racial diversity like on GKU? 

Obviously no pressure to answer the poll, but I'd like to know more about our community! I thought others might, too.

ETA: Poll Options were taken directly from the Census Bureau website. I didn't realize the Hispanic option was addressed in a section other than "Race", and I was directly C&P'ing from their website. I apologize for the oversight.

ETA 2: As you'll see in the ensuing discussion, this poll and question upset many members of our community. I cannot apologize enough for that outcome. It wasn't my intention. Additionally, I had really hoped I wouldn't need to spell this out, but I could not care less about your personal racial profile. I was simply curious about the collective profile of our community. I apologize, again, for the harm caused.

[wowcheezits]

Well, I was the one that mentioned the powwow circuit so you probably can figure out that I am Native American. My husband is half white and half black(so you can imagine the mix my 17 month old is) and my oldest daughter is Native American/ Hispanic so we are a very diverse household.

[nachobutt]

I just don't see why racial diversity is relevant. Like, what does it matter? Idk, maybe I just didn't get enough sleep last night, but this all rubs me a little wrong.

[Ray]

I can't see the poll but I am French Canadian on my mothers side and Algonquin on my father's.

ETA yeah....... Totally took this as a heritage Q vs race. I was proud to share my heritage, not really seeing the point of discussing race though. Still mobile so still can't see the actual poll

[cateyes]

Is there a reason you did not choose to include Hispanic/Latina? Also a poll is not really the right way to do this IMO. You could have done just a thread and let people comment how they want. It seems to me you are saying "fit into this box or your race is special"

#rubsmethewrongwaytoo nachobutt,

[icaughtfire]

Feb 11, 2015 13:09:22 GMT -5 nachobutt said:

I just don't see why racial diversity is relevant. Like, what does it matter? Idk, maybe I just didn't get enough sleep last night, but this all rubs me a little wrong.

Whew, so it wasn't just me that was put off by this poll. 

[kensie5226]

Feb 11, 2015 13:14:39 GMT -5 @nochill said:

*lurking* but I'm pretty sure negro has not been an acceptable term since like the 30s.

Holy shit, this poll has got to be trolling.

[lazyreader]

Feb 11, 2015 13:13:54 GMT -5 cateyes said:

Is there a reason you did not choose to include Hispanic/Latina? Also a poll is not really the right way to do this IMO. You could have done just a thread and let people comment how they want. It seems to me you are saying "fit into this box or your race is special"

#rubsmethewrongwaytoo nachobutt,

#thanksforpointingoutwhyitlookedweirdtome

[chiapet]

I'm centaur.

[piccyami]

If I were going to make a "fill out your bubble on the census" I would have gotten the list from the census so I didn't use a term that upset someone. But seriously, a poll isn't necessary.

Edit: IT seems the list was taken from the census list, but the Hispanic/latino/Spanish origin box was left out.  Still not necessary.

[GoBigOrGoGnome]

Feb 11, 2015 13:14:39 GMT -5 @nochill said:

*lurking* but I'm pretty sure negro has not been an acceptable term since like the 30s.

I think its still used on the census? It shouldn't be on this poll, though. This poll is not ok for so many reasons.

[piccyami]

Feb 11, 2015 13:21:59 GMT -5 @nochill said:

Feb 11, 2015 13:18:23 GMT -5 GoBigOrGoGnome said:

I think its still used on the census? It shouldn't be on this poll, though. This poll is not ok for so many reasons.

That's disturbing that it is still used in an official capacity.

It is still on there, sadly.

[ohinvrtedworld]

Feb 11, 2015 13:13:54 GMT -5 cateyes said:

Is there a reason you did not choose to include Hispanic/Latina? Also a poll is not really the right way to do this IMO. You could have done just a thread and let people comment how they want. It seems to me you are saying "fit into this box or your race is special"

#rubsmethewrongwaytoo nachobutt,

To be fair, a lot of the time when I've filled out surveys, they've asked if I was white/black/etc. and then asked if I was hispanic. I think it's more of a language/culture category in most official capacities.

Still unsure about how I feel about poll, though.

[chad5285]

>_>

[GoBigOrGoGnome]

Feb 11, 2015 13:21:59 GMT -5 @nochill said:

Feb 11, 2015 13:18:23 GMT -5 GoBigOrGoGnome said:

I think its still used on the census? It shouldn't be on this poll, though. This poll is not ok for so many reasons.

That's disturbing that it is still used in an official capacity.

Oh I agree... The only reason I know that is because last census year I saw a news story or read some article about how people were side-eyeing it but they left it on the census because there is some percentage of elderly African American people that still check that box. 

However, its inclusion on this poll is questionable, as is the omission of a Hispanic/Latina choice, as is this whole fucking poll.

[britterrss]

I think this poll is ridiculous. But to clarify, Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity, not a race. You can be White/Hispanic, Black/Hispanic, or Native American/Hispanic. (There are probably more, but those are the most common in the lower U.S.)


Edited: spelling

[icaughtfire]

Feb 11, 2015 12:50:29 GMT -5 mlgnumbers said:

Many discussions on my FB News Feed and an earlier comment by a GKU'er about the powwow circuit got me curious:

What's the racial diversity like on GKU? 

Obviously no pressure to answer the poll, but I'd like to know more about our community! I thought others might, too.

Personally, I'd like to not know the people that are interested in knowing this.

[peanutmuse]

Uh....

[mustloveerica]

Why does this matter to GKU? It doesn't. I'm not answering the poll even tho you can all see my avatar.

[peanutmuse]

I could be wrong, but I believe Diversity is an old, old wooden ship used during the Civil War.

[wowcheezits]

Oh this has a poll attached to it and it says"negro"? Oh wow. I didn't see a poll because of the mobile app I use. But nowadays you really can't fit one person into a box and I completely understand why people aren't comfortable with divulging that type of information. Well I didn't think anything of the question, so I answered honestly. If I was able to see the poll with the post I. probably would not have answered the way I did.

[onyx]

Feb 11, 2015 13:09:22 GMT -5 nachobutt said:

I just don't see why racial diversity is relevant. Like, what does it matter? Idk, maybe I just didn't get enough sleep last night, but this all rubs me a little wrong.

+1 I don't see the relevance at all.

[ghostmonkey]

What's next- income brackets so we know how many poors we have too?

[kariann12]

Well, considering the source, I'm not surprised.

[onyx]

Feb 11, 2015 13:37:09 GMT -5 hippo said:

I give zero fucks about what race anyone here is. Or anywhere for that matter. You all could be glitter-shitting rainbow unicorns for all I care.

I'm all for being a glitter shitting rainbow unicorn.

[icequeen]

Yikes. This is rather... tasteless.

[cateyes]

I think it is interesting that so many people have issues with this poll, for good reasons, and yet there are so many people who will still answer! Don't answer something so dumb!!!! Take back your answers and make the poll stop!

[dashforcashfan]

I'm part Indian, hispanic, white, black Irish and something else but I forget what it is. I just wonder why it matters to you, what race My ancestors slept with?

[icaughtfire]

Since you've been active since posting your poll & receiving all the negative replies mlgnumbers, it would have been a good idea to come back & apologize for doing something so twatty. That's usually what I do when I act like an ass.

[wowcheezits]

Feb 11, 2015 13:53:33 GMT -5 cateyes said:

I think it is interesting that so many people have issues with this poll, for good reasons, and yet there are so many people who will still answer! Don't answer something so dumb!!!! Take back your answers and make the poll stop!

I would take my answer back since I'm the only idiot who gave an answer but I own what post. As long as you know that I don't. support its purpose.