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In reply to the discussion: Warren listed race as 'American Indian' on Texas bar registration [View all]Freethinker65
(10,008 posts)Some of my son's friends just three years ago checked numerous boxes on their college applications because they found the entire question absurd.
And my son's classmate, who made some brief National headlines because of his alt-right racist views, applied for, and may have been awarded, a Hispanic merit scholarship. Accepting subsidies and government assistance is okay if you are a Republican afterall.
When I attended the University if Michigan my Asian roommates and many of their friends said they specifically did NOT check the Asian box. Their reasoning at the time was they were confident they would be accepted. Why prevent some other Asian from getting in.
I am sure Trump Properties knowingly used and uses very questionable "minority owned" contracting companies and subcontractors to qualify for government subsidies and building permits. They checked the box and no questions were asked.
Thing is, I truly believe Warren believed the stories of her heritage and ancestry. She did not need them to get ahead, but many of her Republican minded peers (and perhaps some of the Democratic ones as well) at the time probably discussed using ancestry to their advantage if they could. So from time to time she would "check the box". When Harvard asked if anyone currently on staff would qualify in particular categories, she allowed them to say she was part Native American.
Elizabeth Warren is getting demonized in the media like Hillary was. Reporting of this Native American gaffe should have been over long ago.
Only potential bright spot is perhaps by taking the hits from the media, others in the party can shine (if the media can focus on anything else).