Ack, I didn’t realize there was a new page, and my edit timer ran out while I was writing.
My post above was in response to this:
You’re right–I swapped terms. I was talking about someone who would consider themself to be androgynous/agendered.
And the affected percentage of the population shouldn’t matter. I bet there aren’t a lot of people who can’t legitimately check every single race and ethnicity box on the census form, but you’re still allowed to do so.
Actually, in the 2000 census you were already permitted to check more than one box for race. That’s why that was the first census that we had an “official” count of the number of multiracial people in the U.S.
It’s the same procedure this time: There’s no “mixed-race” box: You check more than one box if you are multi-racial, which gives a more precise breakdown.
Party poopers 
i also found that amusing. I would also think that the Republicans would be all for everyone filling out their forms, seeing that every percentage point increase in response saves $85 million. Of course, that assumes some sort of logic would actually rule in the current Republican party.
But, don’t you know, if you refuse to fill out the form, then you are saying you don’t exist. You’ll wake up the next day, and nobody will know who you are.
Doodoodoodoo doodoodoodoo.
I put the number “5” in the block for the first question, sealed it in the envelope, and sent it in.
Thanks for being an asshole.
Without that info, you can’t really make sense of the truths that I am the youngest of three children, and also the first-born child of both my parents.
Also, perhaps if it were more widely know how common adoption is, attitudes toward it might improve. It might also provide some insight into into what is starting to look like an epidemic of infertility, and possibly increase the funding toward doing something about it.
It would also be nice if health care providers in particular stopped assuming that family relation=biological relation.
I have a brother and a sister, yet I have NO biological siblings. I have provided medical history information (mostly for insurance) at least ten times that asked about my siblings’ health issues, but never once did it inquire if they were blood relation. I end up answering N/A with an explanation, yet this always requires the insurance company to call me to follow up on why I didn’t complete the form.
My siblings have the same issue, but additionally can’t answer questions about the health of their (unknown) biological parents.
No, thanks for making sure that your kind are underrepresented in the Census!
In any case, the statistic hasn’t been relevant to the Census’ purpose since 18 August 1920, so it might as well be left off (the date-of-birth question is more effective at distinguishing between two people with the same name, which is the only reason to have anything beyond a pure numerical count).
Preferably, they can write this shit on Glenn Beck.
Why?
Because he doesn’t believe in the Constitution obviously.
Right, I’m just wondering what dastardly plot he thinks he’s foiling by not disclosing his race, gender or name.
What I’m getting down here on the Island is not so much ultrawacko conspiracies but various iterations of fundamental misunderstandings of how things work:
(a) I get nothing from the government, I don’t need to tell them anything (from someone living on a government check)
(b) Why should they count heads? If there is some sort of need that the government has to provide for, they should just provide it for the asking to whoever shows up needing it wherever they show up and as much as it takes; not apportion it, that’s being selfish greedy meanies!
© I’m sure this is a way to get to tax me more/call me up for jury duty/catch my zoning violations/otherwise cost me money.
(d) That electoral reapportionment thing is a trick to gerrymander away my party’s seats, and if we answer nothing then they’ll have to keep things as they are!
(e) Census? Never heard of such a thing! (from someone living 4 decades at the same address…)
You must’ve gotten the REALLY SHORT FORM.
I just filled out my form, and I was asked what race I am. I went ahead and answered, but I was (mildly) pissed at having to give an answer. WTF business is the federal gov’t’s to know what race I am?
Congressional districts are drawn to ensure at least some minimal level of minority representation is what the fuck business of the federal government’s it is.
Plus, it will help expedite things when when the Obama-SS begin rounding up all non-blacks for the camps.
That too. What have you got against being rounded up and interned, John Mace? :dubious:
When they came for the HUMANS, there was no one left to speak up…