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WCDT Strips 3686-3690 (26th February to 2nd March 2018)
cesium133:
I second that comment.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 04 Mar 2018, 09:37 ---I find it interesting whenever I see that map that the South seems to have decided that 'American' ancestry means 'White.'
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If I recall correctly, most of those regions are of largely English descent.
jesslc:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 05 Mar 2018, 21:22 ---
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 04 Mar 2018, 09:37 ---I find it interesting whenever I see that map that the South seems to have decided that 'American' ancestry means 'White.'
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If I recall correctly, most of those regions are of largely English descent.
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If so, why aren't they marked with the colour that's listed for English ancestry (light purple)?
I am also very puzzled by what "American" ancestry is meant to mean...?? (Since it apparently doesn't mean American Indian or English or any of the other ancestries that have a distinct colour). Although I note the image does say US Census bureau so (if that's anything like our census) it's possible that all it means is that the majority people in those areas report that their ancestry is American. But that still leaves some hanging questions like why?
OldGoat:
--- Quote from: jesslc on 05 Mar 2018, 21:36 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 05 Mar 2018, 21:22 ---
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 04 Mar 2018, 09:37 ---I find it interesting whenever I see that map that the South seems to have decided that 'American' ancestry means 'White.'
--- End quote ---
If I recall correctly, most of those regions are of largely English descent.
--- End quote ---
If so, why aren't they marked with the colour that's listed for English ancestry (light purple)? I am also very puzzled by what "American" ancestry is meant to mean...?? (Since it apparently doesn't mean American Indian or English or any of the other ancestries that have a distinct colour).
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Probably what the respondents stated verbatim. I suspect these are the same folks who will say their native language is American (or "Muricun").
efindumb:
--- Quote from: jesslc on 05 Mar 2018, 21:36 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 05 Mar 2018, 21:22 ---
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 04 Mar 2018, 09:37 ---I find it interesting whenever I see that map that the South seems to have decided that 'American' ancestry means 'White.'
--- End quote ---
If I recall correctly, most of those regions are of largely English descent.
--- End quote ---
If so, why aren't they marked with the colour that's listed for English ancestry (light purple)?
I am also very puzzled by what "American" ancestry is meant to mean...?? (Since it apparently doesn't mean American Indian or English or any of the other ancestries that have a distinct colour). Although I note the image does say US Census bureau so if that's anything like our census, all it means is that the majority people in those areas report that their ancestry is American.
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It means they identify as American rather than another country. It could be people not having a national identity or not knowing their family's national origin or they could be people who simply identify with American and American alone. It's not had to grasp, if you are having an issue with it maybe you have a bit too rigid of an idea of national origins.
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