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Chambers · 08-05-2004, 10:30 PM

I was always annoyed by those race questions.

I'm "white," but I'm also South American. So I was advised to put down South American when I first took one of those tests - the supervisors said it would be more accurate and, well, some Westerners still have a hard time believing that any South American is actually white. But then the SATs thought I was Hispanic and set me down for some Hispanic scholarship fund or something - but I'm not Hispanic, so they took the nomination away. After that incident, I started to put "other." I'm guessing it must be even more annoying for people who have mixed ethnicities.

BowWowsBaby · 08-05-2004, 10:34 PM

its always probably fun for the bi-racial

Hollow · 08-05-2004, 10:41 PM

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its always probably fun for the bi-racial

i hate it when i'm filling out stuff like that and they ask for your eye color and there's no blue/green option. just blue or green. cause mine are both.

EmoJoe · 08-05-2004, 10:48 PM

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Rhiannon · 08-05-2004, 11:03 PM

the standardized part

ThirteenInchEscape · 08-05-2004, 11:14 PM

god Americans are stupid...there are alot of white Brazilians etc.

I hate the way that the tests dont actually tell you anything, I'm just a good guesser, and apparently that places me in the 99th percentile for my Washington Standardized Tests

vienna waits · 08-05-2004, 11:22 PM

When they ask what religion you practice. Completely unnecessary aside from their silly statistics.

Ewan's My Man · 08-05-2004, 11:41 PM

the fact that they exist

crystals · 08-06-2004, 12:46 AM

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When they ask what religion you practice. Completely unnecessary aside from their silly statistics.

That question is stupid. I'm not even able to answer that question. I don't especially practice any religion. I am what I like to call a spiritual reincarnationist. And, I think they definetely wouldn't have that on the list. What is the most practiced religion in the States anyway? Is it Christianity?

consentida · 08-06-2004, 12:54 AM

The race and religion questions. I feel like I'm being discriminated against or something. It pisses me off.

dawsongirl · 08-06-2004, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by Chambers
I was always annoyed by those race questions.

I'm "white," but I'm also South American. So I was advised to put down South American when I first took one of those tests - the supervisors said it would be more accurate and, well, some Westerners still have a hard time believing that any South American is actually white. But then the SATs thought I was Hispanic and set me down for some Hispanic scholarship fund or something - but I'm not Hispanic, so they took the nomination away. After that incident, I started to put "other." I'm guessing it must be even more annoying for people who have mixed ethnicities.

Those questions are dumb anyway. Who cares how much better the blacks do in math than the Latinos or whatever? I don't.

Rene · 08-06-2004, 02:22 AM

i hate those CAT 6 STAT 9 or whatever they call them tests in school and the teacher has to read every single thing aloud and then if you finish early you have to sit in the quiet classroom for like an hour lol i also hate filling in those damn bubbles

dawsongirl · 08-06-2004, 03:28 AM

Anyway, the thing I hate is that you really can't study for them.

Hollow · 08-06-2004, 04:17 AM

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Originally posted by consentida
The race and religion questions. I feel like I'm being discriminated against or something. It pisses me off.

it's for when two people have everything in common except their religion.

Pirate Jenny · 08-06-2004, 06:17 AM

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I was always annoyed by those race questions.

It's not just on the standardised tests. It's on college applications and forms of every kind.

My half sister is part Portuguese, part Chinese, and part Caucasian, and I know that she despises these questions. They're almost as annoying to her as people coming up to her and saying "What exactly are you?"
Because of this, my entire family (even though everyone else in my family is entirely Caucasian) has taken to putting "other" on such forms.
I think more people should do this, start a quiet revolution against the need for "race definitions."
Ditto for religion questions on tests and applications that have nothing to do with religion.
Or just to f*ck with "The Man." Whatever.

08-05-2004, 10:30 PM	#1
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08-06-2004, 12:54 AM	#10
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