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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a person descended from european immigrants (with classically "white" skin that sunburns) ….

Many posters are making me ridiculously uncomfortable because they are basically advocating for the Paper Bag Test, 2.0  They don't say that of course, but in effect that's how they select who gets to self identify as a "POC" and who doesn't.

Basically, a rule out / rule in test on the explicit basis of physiological features, starting with skin tone.  (super pale skinned Egyptian woman with thin nose and wavy, shiny hair? Nope.  Dark olive skinned Egyptian woman — say, the color of a PAPER BAG — with 4c curls and a wide nose bridge?  YES.).

Yes I understand that this is about self identity, but, it's undeniable that there are multiple posters who want to act as the hall monitor for others' racial labels[/quote]

Appearance - yes, skin color - is important because it often dictates how you get treated. You can identify as a POC or BIPOC or whatever, but it’s by and large visibly darker skinned minorities who are profiled and discriminated against. [/quote]

Yes, but as other have said, there are extremely violent people—Neo-Nazis in particular—who don’t give 2 shts about your skin color. If they know you’re a Jew, they’ll kill you. [/quote]

But the Neo Nazis are criminals and on the fringes of society. Black people are talking about systemic and institutionalized racism. It’s different when a Police officer murders you vs when a criminal and known bigot murders you. [/quote]

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