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Originally Posted by steeljack
Ok , probably going to get myself into a load of trouble with this one .......as regular users of the site know I live in the US and we have the an election coming up to replace the President , one of the guys running is called Barack Obama , he seems a decent enough sort , only problem I have the guy is 1/2 white (European descent Mother) 1/2 black (Kenyan Father) and the press media is portraying the guy as a Black candidate, my question is why? .........are black genes stronger than white ones ? same applies with golfer Tiger Woods , why wont the media refer to him as the Thai golfer .
My question is .....when a person has maybe 1/4 or 1/8 of african or asian descent can they or should they be allowed to claim minority status when filling in Govt. or 'minority preference' job ads.
We have reached the point here in the US where "native american" tribes are being allowed to open casinos on tribal lands (think its called First Nation status in Canada) in areas/States where gambling is illegal, most of these folks have more in common (thru bloodlines) with european immigrants than they have with Geronimo or Sitting Bull , so why should they be allowed to claim minority status ? a couple of years ago there was a popular singer (Shania Twain) who made a big deal about being part Native American, give me a break , maybe if your lucky she was 1/16 if that, so should she be able to claim ethnic minority status .
Absolutly nothing agianst Shirley Bassey but why the hell should she be classed as a " Black" artist instead of a Welsh artist...if truth be known she probably has more Welsh blood than Charlotte Church and Harry Secombe
ok ...rant over ....
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First nations in Canada are the people we stole the land from ... but there are treaties that gave aboriginal people certain rights in return for the land. This involves reserves which are not really part of Canada. First Nations do not pay provincial tax, they are subject to triabal law, and have numerous unsettled land claims. First Nations do run Casinos, there is a big one just down the road at Akwesasne, and the local Mohawk people on Tyendinaga sell cheap smokes ($15 for 200 for all you smokers out there) and cheap gas (oops petrol) at about 90 cents a litre. Apart from all that most First Nations people are doubly proud ... they are proud Mohawk, Cree, Ojibway etc., and proud Canadians. Hey, it works, and no one does the blood count.