[Ipg-smz] The U.S. Census Bureau pays me $100 for some UI feedback

[Tom Henderson]

There are XYY, and others with differing but definitely non- xy/xx 
combos. I don't think the gov cares, really-- sad as that is.

Tom



On 09/12/2018 04:46 PM, Christine Hall wrote:
> How do we do that and still determine funding for women's health, 
> since a nonbinary person can carry either XX or XY chromosomes?
>
> Christine Hall
> Publisher & Editor
> FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
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> On 09/12/2018 04:09 PM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
>>
>> Yes, I have no issue with gender questions on the census. The 
>> questions need to extend beyond M/F, though.  People who are 
>> nonbinary do not
>> need one more insult to their identity.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From: *"kgagne" <kgagne at gamebits.net>
>> *To: *"ipg-smz" <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 12, 2018 3:59:56 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: [Ipg-smz] The U.S. Census Bureau pays me $100 for some 
>> UI feedback
>>
>> But not transgender health issues?
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, at 3:56 PM, Christine Hall wrote:
>>  > For the Census Bureau, gender questions are legitimate. We need to 
>> know
>>  > how many males and females there are for a variety of reasons, 
>> many of
>>  > which are connected to funds to be allocated to programs addressing
>>  > women's issues, as well as planning, etc.
>>  >
>>  > Christine Hall
>>  > Publisher & Editor
>>  > FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
>>  > http://fossforce.com
>>  >
>>  > On 09/12/2018 03:14 PM, Phil Shapiro wrote:
>>  > >    This morning the U.S. Census Bureau paid me $100 for some UI
>>  > > feedback.  The person there told me, "I didn't design the web 
>> site, so I
>>  > > want you to be very candid in your feedback."
>>  > >
>>  > >       Me: Okay
>>  > >
>>  > >        Her: "What is your overall impression of the web site?"
>>  > >
>>  > >         Me: It totally, totally sucks. Did you folks use Crayola 
>> crayons
>>  > > to build a mock-up? If this web site were designed by middle school
>>  > > students,
>>  > > I'd say it would be a good first attempt.  Do you want me to 
>> tell you why?
>>  > >
>>  > >          Her: Yes.
>>  > >
>>  > >         So then I patiently and kindly explained about all the
>>  > > gratuitous and un-needed elements on the web site.
>>  > >
>>  > >          Then when I reached the Male/Female radio buttons on 
>> one of
>>  > > their surveys, I could barely take it any longer.
>>  > >
>>  > >           "Just curious, did you folks get your web design 
>> degrees at
>>  > > Patriarchy University?"
>>  > >
>>  > >             I was fully expecting to read about the 3/5th of a 
>> person,
>>  > > but apparently the Census Bureau heard about the Emancipation 
>> Proclamation.
>>  > >
>>  > >             I concluded by telling them, "I appreciate your 
>> asking me
>>  > > for feedback. I'm hopeful that improvements can be made
>>  > > before the decennial census. You folks have your work cut out 
>> for you."
>>  > >
>>  > >              They paid me my money and I gleefully ordered a pizza.
>>  > >
>>  > >                    phil
>>  > >
>>  > >
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>>  > > --
>>  > > Phil Shapiro, pshapiro at his.com
>>  > > http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html
>>  > > http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro
>>  > > http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html
>>  > >
>>  > > "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
>>  > > "Learning happens thru gentleness."
>>  > > "We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can 
>> choose from
>>  > > real options."  David Suzuki
>>  > >
>>  > >
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>> "Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates
>> "Learning happens thru gentleness."
>> "We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose 
>> from real options."  David Suzuki
>>
>>
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