Do You Consider This White Guy To Be Black? (unemployment, legal, racism)

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by michiganmoon

Shouldn't it be how he self-identifies as opposed to a DNA test?

After all Elizabeth Warren refuses a DNA test.

He can’t self identify as black.

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

How about we just stop the absurd practice of having the government hand out goodies based on racial identity?

Okay. But first we have to erase all the historic advantages that whites had in this country for centuries and start all over again.

When you can do that, then we can take up your suggestion.

Til then, get over it.

Originally Posted by Motion

Have biracial people been able to qualify for minority status if they are part white?

Depends.

Originally Posted by Floorist

My ancestors were Irish, the English said we were "non-white".

The English lied. You’re very white.

Originally Posted by Corrie22

Obama was 1/2 black until he won...then he morphed into America's first black president

since we all are supposed to have evolved from apes in Africa....we're all black anyway

As soon as liberals figure out how racist evolution really is....they will go with the martian thing...wait for it

..evolution says a bunch of people migrated out of Africa, evolved, and invented all kinds of cool stuff

..and the ones that didn't migrate out...are still running around half naked, chasing their food with a club, invented nothing...and didn't evolve

No, we aren’t all black.

Who is running around half naked chasing their food with a club? I’m not aware of that.

Originally Posted by jeffdoorgunner

or...…. proof that being black is more advantageous than being white...…..

Bunk.

There isn’t a white bum that would trade places with a black millionaire in this country.

[Motion]

Considering how the U.S has evolved on race. How would this guy be viewed in the America of the 1940's if it was known that he was 4% Black?

[k350]

Originally Posted by Motion

Will these DNA test expand or complicate how we view race?

Sure, why not, people with Native American DNA less than that do it just fine.

[k350]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

He can’t self identify as black.


Okay. But first we have to erase all the historic advantages that whites had in this country for centuries and start all over again.

When you can do that, then we can take up your suggestion.

Til then, get over it.

Depends.

The English lied. You’re very white.

No, we aren’t all black.

Who is running around half naked chasing their food with a club? I’m not aware of that.


Bunk.

There isn’t a white bum that would trade places with a black millionaire in this country.

Legally, you can self identify whatever you want.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by Motion

Considering how the U.S has evolved on race. How would this guy be viewed in the America of the 1940's if it was known that he was 4% Black?

Good question.

Originally Posted by k350

Legally, you can self identify whatever you want.

No you can’t.

[Freak80]

Isn’t the whole notion of dividing people into groups based on skin color kind of silly?

We don’t call people with blue eyes “blue people” or people with brown hair “brown people.”

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

How about we just stop the absurd practice of having the government hand out goodies based on racial identity?

The government does not hand out goodies based on racial identity.

[The Dark Enlightenment]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

Okay. But first we have to...

No, actually, we don't.

[k350]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

Good question.


No you can’t.

Yes you can, prove otherwise. You can self identify as whatever you want legally. The only thing illegal about it is you use it with intent to defraud. There are no racial purity legal standards in the US.

Go ahead, show me the law that states you are not allowed to identify what you want.

[k350]

Originally Posted by 2sleepy

The government does not hand out goodies based on racial identity.

They can have preference for minority and women owned businesses in certain contracts, that is one example.