White

[Mixability]

And if anyone wants to call me white thats fine, as long as it means I have good credit.

me too! me too!

now we're part of the majority, which was actually the minority, which...... aw nevermind

[smeagol]

doubt it, but if he has any drop of european blood in his family, he's white..... according to smeagol

Danyo either you are an idiot, or the way people are categorized here in the US is stupid. Its probably both 'cause I have been asked that question in some idiotic questionnaires and don't really know if I'm giving the correct answer. I always say white because the hispanic/latino option is so vague.

If the majority thinks Manu is not white, then I give up and will not comment again on these Manu is/is not white threads that pop up every month or so (but I will have to restrain myself when idiot like danyo come along).

[Mixability]

Danyo either you are an idiot, or the way people are categorized here in the US is stupid. Its probably both 'cause I have been asked that question in some idiotic questionnaires and don't really know if I'm giving the correct answer. I always say white because the hispanic/latino option is so vague.

If the majority thinks Manu is not white, then I give up and will not comment again on these Manu is/is not white threads that pop up every month or so (but I will have to restrain myself when idiot like danyo come along).

Damn, you're way too uptight, geez, can't take a joke? Yeah the hispanic/latino option is pretty vague, but its better than having to choose "other". As for the "idiot" remark, i won't even bother stooping down to your level, it just shows your maturity level. Kinda like losing an argument and then saying, "well my Dad can beat your Dad up!"

[waly.mg]

I believe that it is or clear what I meant at the beginning of the Thread
The best players of the world are black, Steve Nash was the first white MVP from Larry Bird, although for my he is not the best player of the league, the best is between Shaq, Then Duncan and Garnett
In a sport dominated by the blacks, to have possible formacion white or that it is not black, it is not very frequent

[batman2883]

Thats not true cause look at rookie of the year awards too.....Wasnt there a few in the last couple of years that were white??? Like that one guy that got it over Manu Ginobili was that one white guy from the Grizzlies....whats his face...um....Mike Miller there you go

[hendrix]

Okay, I'll start. Are people from the Dominican Republic black or hispanic?

They may be both (you know that already, i've seen your other posts on the subject).
They may be white and hispanic too. Always hispanic tho, since thats an hispano-american country.

[Kori Ellis]

They may be both (you know that already, i've seen your other posts on the subject).
They may be white and hispanic too. Always hispanic tho, since thats an hispano-american country.

You are right, I've posted about it before. timvp is over Dominican descent. I just find it interesting that some people consider it an either/or thing when it comes to the distinction between Black/Hispanic/White/Whatever.

[smeagol]

You are right, I've posted about it before. timvp is over Dominican descent. I just find it interesting that some people consider it an either/or thing when it comes to the distinction between Black/Hispanic/White/Whatever.

I agree with Kori and Hendrix. You can be white and Latino/Hispanic. But what is idiotic is to say a guy is not white because he was born in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela or any other Latin American country.

[hendrix]

You are right, I've posted about it before. timvp is over Dominican descent. I just find it interesting that some people consider it an either/or thing when it comes to the distinction between Black/Hispanic/White/Whatever.

Well, let me say something.
I particularly find very funny when people "exclude" some others from an ethnic or racial or whatever category.
Lets take the "White race" example. Say Ginobili is not enough white to "qualify" in that category.
First of all, I (personally) jump off my seat when read stuff like that, NOT because it bothers me in a "pride" (or whatever you call it) sense, but because one can see the segregational logic behind it. I personally couldnt care less is someone says to me "you aren't white, you're tanned" (I'll say: "thanks... it's cool to play outdoor sports on a nice weather and not worry to get red like an apple").
Back to the example.
* What degree of white/pink qualifies as to be called "white" by them?
* What about interracial relationships that has been going on for centuries? Don't they see there are millions of shades of pink/white/orange/etc....? Do they still use 16-color computers? Do they still use Commodore64s? Are they so stupid?
* Don't they know that the ongoing mix of races and/or ethnicities is going to keep its pace?
* Don't they know that the mixing of genes is always better?

Still... definitions had already been made, and Manu would qualify as a "Mediterranean white". It means: "Not so palid like a finnish."

Please read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

Anyone not reading those or similar sources of info should stop posting. (really)

[Kori Ellis]

What about interracial relationships that has been going on for centuries? Don't they see there are millions of shades of pink/white/orange/etc....? Do they still use 16-color computers? Do they still use Commodore64s? Are they so stupid?

[samikeyp]

Damn....Commodore 64 smack! nice!

[nkdlunch]

I can't beleive I still remember: LOAD "...." ,8,7 or something like that

and the damn SYNTAX ERROR

[Mixability]

Well, let me say something.
I particularly find very funny when people "exclude" some others from an ethnic or racial or whatever category.
Lets take the "White race" example. Say Ginobili is not enough white to "qualify" in that category.
First of all, I (personally) jump off my seat when read stuff like that, NOT because it bothers me in a "pride" (or whatever you call it) sense, but because one can see the segregational logic behind it. I personally couldnt care less is someone says to me "you aren't white, you're tanned" (I'll say: "thanks... it's cool to play outdoor sports on a nice weather and not worry to get red like an apple").
Back to the example.
* What degree of white/pink qualifies as to be called "white" by them?
* What about interracial relationships that has been going on for centuries? Don't they see there are millions of shades of pink/white/orange/etc....? Do they still use 16-color computers? Do they still use Commodore64s? Are they so stupid?
* Don't they know that the ongoing mix of races and/or ethnicities is going to keep its pace?
* Don't they know that the mixing of genes is always better?

Still... definitions had already been made, and Manu would qualify as a "Mediterranean white". It means: "Not so palid like a finnish."

Please read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

Anyone not reading those or similar sources of info should stop posting. (really)

that confirms it then, I'm white
wow, a white hispanic/mexican-american, whew i'm tired...

[whottt]

Well, let me say something.
I particularly find very funny when people "exclude" some others from an ethnic or racial or whatever category.
Lets take the "White race" example. Say Ginobili is not enough white to "qualify" in that category.
First of all, I (personally) jump off my seat when read stuff like that, NOT because it bothers me in a "pride" (or whatever you call it) sense, but because one can see the segregational logic behind it. I personally couldnt care less is someone says to me "you aren't white, you're tanned" (I'll say: "thanks... it's cool to play outdoor sports on a nice weather and not worry to get red like an apple").
Back to the example.
* What degree of white/pink qualifies as to be called "white" by them?
* What about interracial relationships that has been going on for centuries? Don't they see there are millions of shades of pink/white/orange/etc....? Do they still use 16-color computers? Do they still use Commodore64s? Are they so stupid?
* Don't they know that the ongoing mix of races and/or ethnicities is going to keep its pace?
* Don't they know that the mixing of genes is always better?

Still... definitions had already been made, and Manu would qualify as a "Mediterranean white". It means: "Not so palid like a finnish."

Please read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whites
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race

Anyone not reading those or similar sources of info should stop posting. (really)

You can't be white if you speak Spanish. This is the official policy of the US Government...as you proved the last time we had this debate.

[Manu'sMagicalLeftHand]

You can't be white if you speak Spanish. This is the official policy of the US Government...as you proved the last time we had this debate.

Will hendrix take the bait?

(Sits, grabs popcorn and waits)...

[MiNuS]

Whats interesting about the "white" topic is that for example if we think about it in "Futbol" terms we never see an all "white" Brazilian team. Or in Mexico we always discuss about never being able to reach that next level due to physical advantage the Brazilian's have and to an extent the Argentinians. I know I'm stepping into differrent waters now. But its true.

[hendrix]

You can't be white if you speak Spanish. This is the official policy of the US Government...as you proved the last time we had this debate.

I could have been wrong about US goverment policies (I thought "hispanic" was used as a race by the US census bureau). I was wrong, but the "fix" was pretty recent anyways).
You are still taking hispanic for a "color of skin" (let's assume this isn't a race issue).

I dont find "hispanic" in the color palette... what is its hex code?
Are all whites like #FFFFFF ???

[ObiwanGinobili]

I worked for the census and if you claim to be hispanic they then subcatagorize you into 2 groups: white of hispanic decent or black of hispanic decent.

just to clear the waters on that point.

[beirmeistr]

I worked for the census and if you claim to be hispanic they then subcatagorize you into 2 groups: white of hispanic decent or black of hispanic decent.

just to clear the waters on that point.

I think that cleared the waters.

[waly.mg]

Is Oberto White or Not?

[Summers]

I think this would be afriendlier debate if we subs uted the word "hot" for "white" and merged this thread with the sexy male athlete thread. Is Oberto hot? Yes he is!

[smeagol]

Is Oberto White or Not?

NO!!

He is Hispanic because he speaks Spanish. He is Latino, because he was born in Latin America.

Therefore, if he is in the floor with four white dudes, that is not an all white basketball team. Please get that through your thick Argentinean skull!

[Summers]

NO!!

He is Hispanic because he speaks Spanish. He is Latino, because he was born in Latin America.

Therefore, if he is in the floor with four white dudes, that is not an all white basketball team. Please get that through your thick Argentinean skull!

But he's blonde!

[Rick Von Braun]

Do you preffer: No one black in the field

But don´t worry smeagol

We born in American Continent, but we aren´t americans
Now, we aren´t white
If we aren´t white, the only whites are the blondes like Beno or Rasho
And Steve Nash isn´t White, and nor Roger Federer and the others

Sorry, I just started reading this thread and couldn't resist.

For all argies (and south american people), I would like to clarify something. I know that you are taught that America is one big continent from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but this view is NOT geneous all over the planet. In fact, in most places like Europe, US, and most parts of Asia, it is taught that South America is a different continent.

Please understand that your view is not the majority in the planet.

[Summers]

Sorry, I just started reading this thread and couldn't resist.

For all argies (and south american people), I would like to clarify something. I know that you are taught that America is one big continent from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but this view is NOT geneous all over the planet. In fact, in most places like Europe, US, and most parts of Asia, it is taught that South America is a different continent.

Please understand that your view is not the majority in the planet.

Interesting! I thought it was a universally-taught fact...

http://geography.about.com/library/misc/blcont.htm