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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no idea what it means not to partake in "identification".  Are you saying that your kid refuses to answer questions about their gender, or religion, or nationality, or family status or hobbies?   [/quote]
You're lumping a few things together here, but yes, you're right. My kid refuses to answer questions about all of these things unless they are necessary for a legitimate purpose. For instance, a medical doctor might need to know about their biological sex to correctly diagnose symptoms. Otherwise, it's nobody's business, and especially not some random AO's. 
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No one wants to go to school with a kid who refuses to talk about their hobbies, or where they come from, or their family, or their experiences, etc . . . They sound very boring.  [/quote]

I'm not sure when you went to college but my kid lives with 6 others at a T20 school, two of them play video games all day, one does ballroom dancing as a hobby, my son plays pick up basketball, another teaches.  Each of them has their set of friends that relate to their hobbies and pursue them on their own with zero impact or influence on the others.  Not sure how this "diversity" helps.

You pay all this money to get an education, get a job and do well in life and none of this forced diversity matters.  I myself came from another country, jumped right into management and am doing very well without having met a single black or hispanic person before I came to this country.  Have managed many of them over the past 2+ decades without issues. I don't think spending 4 years in college with a bunch of black, hispanic, or asian people would make one a better colleague or manager of those people.

Let's cut this crap![/quote]

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