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

[Christine Hall]

Still, some will need Pap smears and others won't.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
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On 09/12/2018 04:58 PM, Tom Henderson wrote:
> 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
>> http://fossforce.com
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *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
>>>  > >
>>>  > >
>>>  > > --
>>>  > > --
>>>  > > 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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