I filled out my census today. I listed my race as "Other" and filled in "Ginger." (For those in other countries, we don't have the same negative connotation associated with that word that some of you might)
I urge others to do the same. The reason is that we stand to benefit from being considered a separate demographic group. Rather than being lumped with other caucasians, we can define ourselves as a separate group. This would allow us additiaonl visibility...
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My son and I were in his room a couple of days ago, taking care of our rodents (we have a hamster and some gerbils) and in our conversation, he uh, what's that term? Transposed some of the syllables? Like saying jufistication instead of justification, for example. It reminded me of an article I had just read in which the subject was the improper pronunciation of NUCLEAR by prominent people with the emphasis being on George W. Bush. So, out of curiosity, I asked my 13 yr o...
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