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Brewman_Jax

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Fri Feb-01-08 09:27 AM
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69. Questions/comments on ancestry

You'll notice that one can be part Indian, but there's no mention of tribe/nation (IMO, if you or your direct ancestor aren't from the reservation or can trace the lineage, you aren't part Indian--even if it sounds cool.), part European, part Asian, even part Hispanic, but you can't be part black. Based on the USA's racial caste system and the "one-drop of black blood" rule (which was codified in a lot of state laws) one is or inn't black. There is no option.

If he was just Joe Black Guy, Tiger Woods would run the risk of being discriminated against, just like any other person of color. Sorry, Mr. Woods. :shrug:

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