Why Should Race be a Required Information in Official Forms?
Posted by Chan Kelwin in Thoughts, tags: ThoughtsI noticed TheStar online started running a poll a few days ago. The question asked was, “Should race be a required information in official forms?” 20% answered “Yes” while 80% answered “No”.
Personally, I find it rather amusing. I have had no problems filling up the race field in any forms since I was a kid. I would just write CINA or CHINESE, depending on the language of course.
Does it really matter if individuals are required to fill in their race information in official forms? So what if the government of the day decides to remove the “race” field from all official forms? Will 80% of those who answered the poll (together with the others who support the move) finally feel [whatever they were lacking by having to fill up their race in official forms]?
I say, leave the forms as they are.
I am neither in favor nor against retaining the race information in official forms, or any other forms for that matter. In fact, I think the issue isn’t whether race should or should not be mandatory in official forms.
That is simply because (chances are high that) Teoh Ah Kao isn’t Indian, Mutusammy A/L Supramaniam isn’t Malay and Abu Bin Ali isn’t Chinese. (NOTE: Names mentioned are imaginary figures and does not relate to anyone alive or dead.)
So, until and unless we solve the actual “problem” — provided they is one at the first place — having race as a mandatory field in official forms is a nonissue.
Should race be a required information in official forms? Why not?
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Personally I don’t mind to fill in the column since we have been practiced to fill in the race column since we are small.
actually, this is one of the stupidest decisions I think the cabinet has made in years. so to keep the ’1 malaysia’ spirit, lets just delete ‘race’ from official forms. hahahahahaha
and the funnier thing is that, people actually believe this can help ‘unite’ us and vote NO.
I agree with you, we never had a problem filling in race. I think maybe they think they are at a disadvantage if they put race as ‘chinese/cina’ or ‘indian/india’ or ‘lain-lain’. Like you said, your name will give it away anyway.
Unless your name is Ahmad Petrovsky or Steven Anand Danker… woah..
@Angel: I never had a problem filling that up as well. Like I said, the problem (if any) isn’t in the filling up of the race information itself. Unfortunately, some people think otherwise.
@Ikram: I have not read any follow ups on this issue. Maybe they have buried it? I’d be surprised if they approved it.
Different races, of course different used of language. This is actually equally connected on your belief and other things that might consider important as you are. Personality, traits, religions and how you deal with the other person. But each of us are equal, we are God’s creator and we must deal each person equally.
Personally, I think it is just for the sake of knowing where the person come from and to know at least an idea of how to relate to them. I am not really sure, though, and I guess it should not be a must to include the race info on these forms.
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Personally I don’t mind to fill in the column since we have been practiced to fill in the race column since we are small.
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