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I am curious if people think it's wrong to lie about your ethnic identity ?I won't mention which race I am, but I will say that many people have extreme negative views about the women in my racial group. For this reason, I lie about my ethnic background.
For instance, if you are Jewish and you lived in Nazi Germany, then No, of course not.
I live in the U.S. I mostly lie for dating related reasons. The women in my racial/ethnic group are classified as the worst women. I am a good woman, so I tend to lie and state that I am not of that ethnic background, because I have noticed that people treat me differently, when they believe I'm not of that group.
I don't have a lot of friends because I just relocated to a new city (for job related reasons). I was primarily referring to my association with some guys. I have noticed that people respect me more, when they don't know I'm of a particular ethnic background.
I live in the U.S. I mostly lie for dating related reasons. The women in my racial/ethnic group are classified as the worst women. I am a good woman, so I tend to lie and state that I am not of that ethnic background, because I have noticed that people treat me differently, when they believe I'm not of that group.
In your case, I would say that you should make the best decision in regards to this. (Oh, and for the record, I am assuming that you are Black, correct?)
Honestly, though, I don't think that this is something which many people will complain about once they find out about this.
As a side note, I find it interesting that you are apparently able to pass as a different race. Then again, race is (a bit of) a social construct (especially considering interracial marriage and whatnot), so yeah.
I don't know that it is wrong so much as sad. No one should ever feel there is something so negative about themselves that they deny who they are. There was a time when people might have felt they needed to for their own safety, but hopefully we have now passed that point.
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I am curious if people think it's wrong to lie about your ethnic identity ?I won't mention which race I am, but I will say that many people have extreme negative views about the women in my racial group. For this reason, I lie about my ethnic background.
Do you think this is wrong?
No. It's nobody's business what ethnic group you belong to. Including the government.
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