tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post8255194617867439667..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: University or insane asylum …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-80180176185308316162015-11-19T21:18:31.077-05:002015-11-19T21:18:31.077-05:00I won't fight to the death to defend it, but i...I won't fight to the death to defend it, but i guess you do. A lawyer I once knew said that for 10 years the Census had him listed as a woman of Samoan descent, one of the few in upstate New York; this is why, he said, one perhaps should not send the forms to fraternity houses.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-25367134965941871862015-11-19T09:58:01.456-05:002015-11-19T09:58:01.456-05:00I've seen forms asking what my race is, but no...I've seen forms asking what my race is, but not what one I identify with. I mean, do I have the right to identify as a Hottentot?Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-63608826135564231642015-11-18T20:58:00.380-05:002015-11-18T20:58:00.380-05:00Have you never filled out a census form, or one of...Have you never filled out a census form, or one of the many other forms that ask for such information?<br /><br />I will be glad to see the usage "identify as" join "emblematic" on the pile of expressions that once seemed impressive.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com