@TheMiddleWay interesting! Well I live in an area that is predominantly Hispanic, which the majority identifies themselves as of Catholic faith and/ or Christian. Here many do not come out as atheist because of the way we get treated. I came out a few years back and some people would leave me religious literature, thanks but no thanks! I have seen on here that a few from this area has signed up on here but are not very active.

@TheMiddleWay so true! Lol!!! I was thinking maybe start an atheist platform but in Spanish, to start, maybe you will see another demographic or larger number of Hispanic and Latinos

@TheMiddleWay Then they are wrong.

@TheMiddleWay If you answer a question with a question there is no end in sight.

@TheMiddleWay Firstly, because I asked if you thought "x" you have assumed that I must think "x". That's not logical thinking and it makes your question loaded, which is why I shall politely decline to answer it.
What I will say though is that if you knew much about genetics, statistical sampling and psephology you would not place much reliance on racial profiling through mugshots and self-reporting on an optional questionnaire. All you will get is junk data.
At the broadest level, your implication that membership of this site is racially skewed is divisive and, in my own, subjective opinion, constitutes a kind of trolling.

@TheMiddleWay I'm perfectly sure you don't really believe that if something is a fact then it cannot possibly be divisive. That disingenuity further reinforces my doubt of your good faith. I find this site refreshingly low in racial animus and don't intend to further indulge your side-tracking it into identity politics.

@TheMiddleWay maybe a better way to go about this is to start a group in here for Agnostics of Color. Then see how many people show up.

@TheMiddleWay I am Native American and Mexican American but havent joined the group. I rarely find other Natives in groups like this so i rarely try. I guess I havent found a reason to ...yet.

@TheMiddleWay alarming?

@TheMiddleWay why? What can you do to entice other ethnicities to join or become agnostic or atheist?

@TheMiddleWay I am still asking what your point is. THey run ads on FB. THis is a voluntary social site. I still don't see where the word alarming applies

@TheMiddleWay do you think people are being blocked from signing up? If they don't want to be here why do they have to be?

@TheMiddleWay I think your sample size is too small and it is only a single sample. Also does the 200 include us from 'the rest of the world' or just Americans. Because I think you'll find far more people that have English as their first language joining the group. Many poorer countries with no computers do not speak english. If the sample is solely American, are there demographics, say poorer socio-econonmic groups over represented by particular ethnic groups that can't afford internet or computers. Lots of variables to consider

@TheMiddleWay You forgot immodesty too.

@TheMiddleWay When we speak of 'minorities' we refer to disadvatages or prejudice. I hardly think having PhD in physics or working in medical physics constitutes disadvantage unless you are looking for someone in the same work line.
This is not to take away from your admirable endeavour to profile our group. But to quote the most quoted quote in statistics, 'correlation does not mean causation"

@Decieven The link doesn't exist. A bit like your reason for posting this.

@TheMiddleWay Why do you think it's alarming? It's not even surprising.

So go and tell them about it.

@TheMiddleWay Of course, as it is in the rest of the world, but this survey is not correctly worded to achieve any reliable results.

@TheMiddleWay well that thread is gone, whatever it was.

@TheMiddleWay Still showing not available. It would be a lot easier if you would answer the question since the link isn't reliable.

@kiramea Yep. I'm bored already.

@TheMiddleWay I wouldn't say it's "Alarming" --- I would say that the marketing for this site is not reaching where YOU think it needs to reach.

@TheMiddleWay Idk what to tell you. Indoctrination affects all walks, races, etc. Not sure why those identifying as white are over(?) represented.

@TheMiddleWay If you strictly going by the government parameters, most people will check the ethnicity that they identify with, not the ethnicity/ethnicities that they are. For example, I check "white/caucasian". In reality, I'm German/Irish/French, which makes the government parameters meaningless. Even-though you claim you're not, you are really trying to place everyone in convenient little labels which I personally find insulting. We are more than what our ethnicity (or race; take your pick) makes us.

@TheMiddleWay
I was in court the other day and all the people "in charge" were crusty old white dudes. Yet, oddly enough, there was not a single young male white yuppie douchebag waiting for something to do with court. the waiting room was comprised mostly of various ethnicities, a couple of white women, (me included) and elderly, in for the most ridiculous shit possible.

Nauseating society we live in, in general. A side effect of this is I've become hyper sensitive to white men, or men period making me feel "splained" and have had a couple of full "truthy" moments in the past 6 months or so... (pre menopause? idk but I'm less tolerant about a lot of things having to do with status quo).

@TheMiddleWay ((( hugs ))) Well if it's any consolation. I'm very fond of your presence here and I'm a rachet class X suburban white lady...from hell . IDC about race if there's chemistry/common ground. (just smell good to me & like me...a lot LOL) and don't be a bum. and and...my dogs are a package deal, and and.... hehe
/forgive the levity please.
Maybe more advertising in targeted demographics is needed to expand the community?

@TheMiddleWay Newsflash...... asking a question does not mean it needs to be asked. Also, when you answer "other", the government/potential employer doesn't question your answer. Your poll is poorly written, and instead of giving us a succinct answer, you give us drivel about government employment polls and how this question is asked all the time. Almost every time someone answered "human" you pretty much demanded them to answer it according to what you wanted. When they answered "other" you came back and demanded them to answer it in a post.THAT is what I'm insulted about. You are apparently looking for something that we are not giving you or you would have just let us answer the question the way we wanted to.

@TheMiddleWay I hear you re: whites, but don't think it goes unnoticed IRL by the likes of myself. I got "splained" at my hearing, which thankfully the case was dismissed as it was an estate issue over a stolen tag on my late dh's truck in the driveway! But others weren't so lucky. I couldn't help feel it was because I was white that I "got off".

One thing I've noticed is there are an inordinate number of interesting (truly) men from Arizona on here. I can't help wonder if advertising say on FB, tends to occur in that time zone? Things like that I think influence who's inspired to join. It could be as simple as that really, being seen in the wrong place to cover a wider audience.

@KKGator

I get what you said, even if the PhD didn't. The world is well on its way to being beige.

@TheMiddleWay I'll choose alien on that one

@TheMiddleWay post not available to me. Who posted it? They may have me blocked or I may have them blocked.

@SkotlandSkye its blocked for me too. It probably was taken down

@AmelieMatisse what a waste of time. All of it.

@TheMiddleWay I'm not sure how you are counting white and non white, by photos? What about those without photos? What about those not disclosing as trans.

@GoldenDoll I find this based on nothingness as his methodology of figuring out who is white is quite squewed

@AmelieMatisse Preach.

@AmelieMatisse, @TheMiddleWay So purely pointless then.

@TheMiddleWay ok so it was visual. Look at my photo and tell me how you would visually categorize me. I bet you won't be able to

@TheMiddleWay ummm i thought you said this was a purly visual count

@TheMiddleWay Hitler tried to gather evidence to test a hypothesis too, didn't he?

@TheMiddleWay How do you know I'm not a minority? How do you know that's my photo? How do you know I don't have 3 mixed-race children who have had to tick boxes all their lives and put up with this shit and idiots requiring them to "identify" as one thing or another?

@GoldenDoll
Get 'im, Doll!