Confusion Reigns in P & C Headlines

What's wrong with these?

1. DAR Fracas: Blue Bloods See Red,
   
2. Whites May Be New Minority in 30 Years, and (sorry, I can't find this one on the web version of Saturday's edition,
3. "FDA: Chemical Used in Plastic Safe"

First, the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) headline. What is a "blue blood"? A term first used by the Spanish in the early part of the nineteenth century to indicate, as dictionary.com says, "an aristocrat, noble, or member of a socially prominent family." Rumors and legends to the contrary, those who can trace their family lines to someone who fought on the Patriot side in the American Revolution (required to be a member of the DAR) are NOT blue bloods! In fact, the converse is likely true. The large majority of those on the Patriot side were privates with little to lose. Gee, I had a Dutch but American-born ancestor who fought for the Virginia militia and then for the North Carolina militia as a private. Does THAT make me a blue blood?

Second, whites as the new minority. I'll bet there were no small number of Hispanics from Columbia, Venezuela, etc., not to speak of Argentina, who were surprised to find out that they weren't white. Maybe "non-Hispanic whites" will be the new minority? Try living in a place like Corpus Christi, Texas, and THEN suggest that many, if not most, Hispanics aren't white. In fact, try to sort out the non-Hispanic whites from the Hispanic whites! There is NO Hispanic race.

Finally, who knew? They're making safes out of plastic these days. And the FDA has a chemical used inside. WOW.