1/2 Italian, Can I put "mixed-race" on my job application?

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billsica
billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
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I see a lot of debate about this on the internet, if Italians are consider white or not. I think this has the potential to help me land some jobs based on my racial status.
Please don't flame this and keep it civil, haters can go to another thread. Cheer, god bless :flowerforyou:

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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    I think white people need to take a vote to decide...
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
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    I'd be questioning why there is a question for "race" on that job application.
  • BeachGingerOnTheRocks
    BeachGingerOnTheRocks Posts: 3,927 Member
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    Only if the Italian half is more attractive.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
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    I always fill in the blank with "Mediterranean-American."

    No government set-asides yet, but I'm working on it.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
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    I always put "other" if it says Caucasian instead of "White, or White, Non-Hispanic".
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
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    do you like olives? what about olive oil....

    i keep hearing about the olive skin toned Italians....

    so yeah...it probably matters just stay away from the garlic stuffed Olives.
  • Vain_Witch
    Vain_Witch Posts: 476 Member
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    I'm Italian and Irish...when I get really mad at the discrimination am I supposed to hit them with a pan or just get drunk?
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,723 Member
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    Let me guess Bill. The "Italian half" is from the waist down?
  • LonLB
    LonLB Posts: 1,126 Member
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    I'll admit I ONLY clicked this thread to see an Italian woman


    Should have known by the user name though DUH
  • JustAboutDelicious_wechanged
    JustAboutDelicious_wechanged Posts: 2,487 Member
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    I'm Italian and Irish...when I get really mad at the discrimination am I supposed to hit them with a pan or just get drunk?
    Me, too, Punky....I just do both. Makes me feel complete!
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
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    I'd be questioning why there is a question for "race" on that job application.

    Employers are allowed to ask for race (in the US) because they get a tax credit for hiring minorities, people with legal disabilities, and veterans.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
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    Other half is Polish. Its a toss up of Italian sausage or polish kielbasa.
    ^^ mods for food only not anything else.
  • MaydayParadeGirl
    MaydayParadeGirl Posts: 190 Member
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    I'm Italian and Irish...when I get really mad at the discrimination am I supposed to hit them with a pan or just get drunk?

    Hit them with a pan an then get drunk as a reward for a job well done :)
  • missybct
    missybct Posts: 321 Member
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    To be honest, I can't believe that in 2013 those questions still exist on a job application. They say it's data, or equality and **** like that, but surely equality would be to not ask it at all and simply let the chosen candidates turn up, regardless of their race?
  • footiechick82
    footiechick82 Posts: 1,203 Member
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    If they're asking you on a job application, I'd turn down the job. That's just ridiculous.

    I'm half italian and half french canadian... do you honestly think they're going to ask me what my background is?

    I'm bilingual and I speak French... whether or not my heritage is french doesn't matter.

    I guess in Canada, it really doesn't matter... there's laws against asking!
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
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    Yes, Italians are considered white. You are welcome.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
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    To be honest, I can't believe that in 2013 those questions still exist on a job application. They say it's data, or equality and **** like that, but surely equality would be to not ask it at all and simply let the chosen candidates turn up, regardless of their race?

    because it's 2013 and we should be beyond that but some people and organizations are slow to catch up....so they DO have to ask that...

    government regulations are a symptom of the popular culture....
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
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    If they're asking you on a job application, I'd turn down the job. That's just ridiculous.

    I'm half italian and half french canadian... do you honestly think they're going to ask me what my background is?

    I'm bilingual and I speak French... whether or not my heritage is french doesn't matter.

    I guess in Canada, it really doesn't matter... there's laws against asking!

    I wouldn't turn down a job for asking.
  • gonnamakeanewaccount
    gonnamakeanewaccount Posts: 642 Member
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    I'd be questioning why there is a question for "race" on that job application.

    There's a question for race on every job application...
  • Melissa22G
    Melissa22G Posts: 847 Member
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    If serious- No.

    If not serious- Do you have a good lasagna recipe?

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