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Oh! So you were just thinking that you could choose to be black when it is an advantage and revert back to white in all other aspects? Is that how it works?! Thanks so much for this info!

From now on, I'll just go ahead and check the White/Caucasian box when I am applying for jobs, when I'm submitting a loan application, when I am applying for country club memberships, when I am traveling to other (racist) countries, when I am signing my children up for school, when I am applying for a mortgage -- basically, when I am doing anything other than applying for one of the few slots that colleges allow African-American students to fill (not as many as you think!).

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I don't recall the need to check any box when applying for a job or loan or anything not associated with the government at various levels.  Do you really think that people are discriminating against you based on you checking a box?

Sorry, I don't think my race, whether I identify it or other do, defines who I am.  I just wish there was a box that was labelled "You can just stuff it for asking me this question."[/quote]

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