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Wednesday, September 03, 2003
I think it's time to take some pride in what we are: Just plain American. When the Census man came calling, I refused to give myself ethnic and racial attributes. I'm just plan American. It's the melting pot, baby. This was supposed to be the American ideal, wasn't it? We're all created equal, remember?Well, I agree, but good luck. Theodore Roosevelt said the same thing in 1915: There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all. This is just as true of the man who puts "native" before the hyphen as of the man who puts German or Irish or English or French before the hyphen. Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance. But if he is heartily and singly loyal to this Republic, then no matter where he was born, he is just as good an American as any one else.Or ethnicities, TR would no doubt add today. But a little bit of rebellion now and then is a good thing. I rebelled last summer, when the Tennessee Conference of the UMC (UMC Conference = Catholic diocese, organizationally) sent out its annual pastor biographical forms. One of the questions it asks each year is multiple choice: race, with all the Census-approved choices. This year, I balked harder than a minor-league pitcher with jock itch. Enough of making sure that we know how different each other is! I wrote in black-ink gel pen across the question, "I do not categorize myself by race." I mailed it in and have not heard a word about it.
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