I think youll find pretty much all laws where race is relevant, theyre not reliant on what race you actually are but on how you are perceived by others. For example, if someone denies you a job because they think youre Arabic, even if you actually have zero-Arabic blood or background, theyre still guilty of illegal discrimination.
Yes and no, the least degree of consanguinity mathematically possible is 32nd degree cousin, so Bushmen from the Kalahari are related to you by at least that much. However, if the test is saying less than 1% that means none, as these rather crude tests don't measure anything below that. Your one drop test fails, as the test can't prove you have even that. Sorry Dogs don't just have wolf blood, they ARE wolves, they can breed with wolves and that is the definition of same species.
Yeah he's apparently black. Black is meaningless outside of political correctness circles. It's not based on skin color, it's not based on appearance. It's based on how you identify. It's like sex. Peniss and vaginas mean nothing.
Now that you've discovered that Plymouth Rock landed on you, you should be sure and check African American on the next census and be sure to identify yourself that way on future job applications. But be careful of being pulled over. You know how the cops like to shoot you people for no reason.
I wouldn't call my expressions racist any more than that of the leaders of BLM, black leaders and political commentators calling for the eradication of whites. My feelings existed long before Trump. I became more vocal when blacks stopped fighting for equality and instead started treating whites like they falsely believe they are treated.
Well, I believe to identify as black would be just confusing for folks. I easily pass as white and I am not interested in maintaining some appearance that is fake.
Then why did you ask for permission to call yourself black? I have a healthy dash of Native American in me and I pass for white. In Europe and places with large immigrant communities I seem to be assumed to be Croatian at first appearances based on what people ask me. Don't know why. One of my parents is from the UK and the other a plain old American mutt.
Haplogoup E1b1b originating in northeastern Africa is not very common among Russian men, but some do have them (3.6%). We still don't know how and when this African haplogroup reached Russia.
Hilarious. Why do we see so little satire on this site? Oh, this is why we see so little satire here. First, Johnson was not many generations ago, nor was Obama. Both were pretty obvious about being racists, both before and during their administrations. Second, even if you do not have a sense of humor, you should at least develop a sense of the absurd. If the recommendation of blackface was not a clear enough signal that what was being expressed was meant to be ridiculous, the implication that black people merely have to choose one in order to be in the NBA or NFL, seems like an obvious signal that cd8ed was making fun of stereotypes, not giving them credence. (cd8ed, please correct me if I am wrong.) The obvious fact is that just as a miniscule percentage of black people play pro sports, a miniscule percentage of blacks are the ones who commit the disproportionate amount of crime. This all points out how absurd it is to think race is a relevant part of people's identity. The original poster's questions point this out pretty effectively, as well. The implicit criticism of Affirmative Action (AA) and reparations is based on the fact that it is foolish and unjust to base real and proposed government policy on anything as irrelevant, accidental, and absurd as race or racial identification. The follow-up with reproductive stereotypes illustrates the conflation of stereotypes based on race with those based on culture and socioeconomics. The "scream victim" and race card comments are pretty obvious references to the obnoxious entitlement to take offence that many people think they get, just by virtue of identifying as black. . Come on, Bill, lighten up and enjoy humorous comments about the absurdity of race. Given the text of the original post, you could hardly have expected serious discussion. Hugh Lorre once observed that humor is how we test the reasonableness of a proposition. Consider, If something is funny, it is funny because either it is unreasonable to think it happens, or because it happens for deeply flawed reasons. Like I said, develop a sense of the absurd.
I'm a 6'7" 275 lbs man and apparently I could identify as a 6 year old girl, have at it biology is out the door.
I see what you are saying and I agree but my integrity is not out the door. I do not see how someone like Liz Warren could lie about being a minority to gain advantage. - - - Updated - - - Well, the DNA test showed markers from an area of Africa where slaves in the US came from. The relative I found was from the slavery era......
sure you can be. now you have to study your history from Ancient Egypt to Timbuctu and recognize those as the birthplace of civilization and that the slave so called trade was central to the industrial revolution and the rise to power of western civilzation with the discovery of america. plus a whole lot more truths that have been whitewashed. you still down?
since no black has received reparations as of yet and you being a white black person maybe you can use your white privilege and get the ball rolling, you still down?