I think both you and cos are right to some degree: it is problematic, but it's a problem we inherited and can't fix by changing the labels. Especially not when the labels are so linked to community.
You know what racial labeling I find far creepier? The identity cards for Natives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Degree_of_Indian_Blood). In some ways, I think the concept of "taint" is given more play when you do talk specifics of what races and how much of each.
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Date: 2008-11-13 12:49 pm (UTC)You know what racial labeling I find far creepier? The identity cards for Natives (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Degree_of_Indian_Blood). In some ways, I think the concept of "taint" is given more play when you do talk specifics of what races and how much of each.