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From: dooley@helios.toronto.edu (Kevin Dooley)
Newsgroups: ut.general
Subject: Re: "Joining the count"
Message-ID: <749@helios.toronto.edu>
Date: 25 Mar 89 16:07:55 GMT
References: <8903232049.AA29714@yorkmills.csri.toronto.edu> <1989Mar24.223458.17560@utzoo.uucp>
Reply-To: dooley@helios.UUCP (Kevin Dooley)
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In article <1989Mar24.223458.17560@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
> [about a silly questionnaire with objectionable questions from UofT]
>Second, it quite carefully explains that it's not asking who you are
>descended from, but who you "identify with".

Hmm, this raises some interesting questions.  I am a middle class white
male, BUT, I strongly identify with the feminist cause.  I also identify
with native Canadians in their struggle to have ancient treaties finally
recognized by the government which signed them.  I identify with the
rights of handicapped people to be permitted to carry on in society
like everybody else without being dismissed because of some superficial
physical flaw.  So, if we may extend the "identify with" wording just
a little bit, I am a handicapped native woman.  Am I elligible for a
special grant? ;-)  

Just wondering...

Kevin Dooley
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