Comments on: August 24 roundup

By: MattS

MattS — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 23:37:43 +0000

“Do we institute a brown-paper-bag test for blackness, like in the old South?”

The rule in the old south was one drop of black blood made you black.

According to what I could find on-line, the “brown paper bag test” only dates to the early 20th century.

Some diehard southerners would be deeply offended by you referring to that as the “old” south.

By: VMS

VMS — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:25:08 +0000

Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNk4zhoG0ec

By: Craig Loehle

Craig Loehle — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:17:34 +0000

Giving tax breaks based on race: let’s see how badly this is thought through. We have black hispanics–black? We are compensating for racism when mortgage lending has been shown to correspond pretty closely to likelihood of default regardless of race? What is the test for “blackness” when so many are mixed race? Obama is only half-black. Most US blacks have some white blood. Do we institute a brown-paper-bag test for blackness, like in the old South? Do we hand out racial certificates? Do 8 octaroons count as one black? Just insane.