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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not completely off topic but my biracial D has friends who are American-born hispanics of african and european genetic origin who identify solely as hispanic and are offended if referred to as black Smh they wouldn't even check the AA box on college applications. [/quote] I can't see what's wrong with this- they aren't AA, they are Hispanic, why should they check an AA box?[/quote] I think the point is they could check Black, of Hispanic origin -- but instead they check White, of Hispanic origin. That's how the Hispanic box works on most forms, the census, etc. it's an ethno-linguistic selection that maps onto race. Regardless for college who cares for affirmative action purposes (I think PP was alluding to that) which they check -- Hispanics still get a benefit, too.[/quote]
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