“Is there a quota here?”

Categorizing people based simply on their race is wrong, period. Here’s a great example of how silly things become — even in Chapel Hill, where the town’s liberal residents pride themselves on being the most enlightened among us.

Thanks to Augustus Cho for pointing out the folly. Cho ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Chapel Hill. From the News & Observer:

Race in Chapel Hill is still framed as a black and white issue, even though people of Asian heritage are nearly 11 percent of the town, Cho said. Even the discussion surrounding replacing ex-Town Council member Bill Strom has focused on whether to appoint the fifth-place finisher in the election or a black applicant.

“Is there a quota here?” Cho asked.

I care about what people think and what they do. If I put into practice the politically correct mantra on race and ethnicity, I would see my family simply as half Mexican and half caucasian, and my husband as simply 3/4 Mexican and 1/4 Apache Indian.

Society should have moved on from this backward thinking a long, long time ago. My family did.