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I would be interested to know where the demographic was for this report. I do not doubt the outcome, but am actually encouraged by the mere 10% difference in most of the catagories. Racism has little to do with your relationship with your parents, friends or sex (unless you really desire to have a mixed race relationship), so I can toss that one out. Scholastic descrimination (based on race) is in general opposite for opportunities...minorities are targeted for grants and scholarships. Opportunities at work is a definite place where racial descrimination takes place and affect money opportunities.

The title is very eye catching, but the numbers actually show me some improvement over the years, so actually I look at this as positive.

One thing I can say on this is that I really believe it depends on what vocation you are in as far as the likelihood of their being a lot of descrimination. I happen to work in a vocation where capable minorities are moved quickly into higher roles of responsibility. Attrition is tracked closely with minorities as well as percentage of minorities in all levels of management. Personally, I believe that the vocation attracts people that are more open to erasing the boundaries of race. My last manager, who has since moved up into a higher position was African American and he was a really good supervisor. Currently, I work for a Taiwanese manager...quite different in every way possible, but still interesting. I have also worked for women supervisors and a muslim in my career. With all those nice things said, I believe that if I worked in a business or especially retail environment, I am sure my experiences would be quite different.

I am rather intrigued that they were asking high school students their satisfaction with their sex lives. There is a joke in there somewhere, but I shall keep it to myself for fear of being censored!

Edited: Vincenzo on 22nd Aug, 2007 - 2:17am

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I am a Latino male and I see how disadvantaged my race is. When I was young I wouldn't admit to be Hispanic because it was socially unacceptable. That should never be the case. As I grew up, and married a beautiful Salvadoran, girl I learned to embrace my heritage only to find how much hate went out against it. I kid you not, racism is still strong in the US I lived in Florida and I saw it first hand. My wife and I would get dirty stares when at restaurants, people would flat out call us racist names, it was bad. so if the says whites are happier well I'd believe it, it's tough being a minority.

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Shanecorp:

Actually is not your race but your ethnicity. You can check this thread that deals with the issue and add your input:

https://www.bordeglobal.com/foruminv/index....430&hl=hispanic

Yes, it is. The interesting thing about this study though is if the relationship between happiness or unhappiness is related to race or economic position.

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what I mean is that as a minority I get put down by other ethnicities and if thats the case with other minorities then I sure they are as sad as I am about it. Even through the comments and looks I get about being latino, I would not trade my ethnicity for anything. My point is that its easy to be happy when your not getting sand kicked in your face for being something you cant change. I have seen the ugly side of racism and how it can break a person down. Even in small doses it can ware you down.