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Race & Ethnicity

IronLionZion

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3. It's much more important for government interaction

Reply to SethH (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:13 AM

Aug 2017

I know you're thinking about casual conversations with average people who don't know you and it seems like harmless curiosity if they don't have the power to F your life up.

It's a big problem when it comes to legal rights, civil rights, re-entry into our country at the border, random stop and frisk at airports, jobs that are reserved for US citizens, and the general concept of people in a position of power who believe there is only one type of American who is loyal to our country and belongs here.

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Think before you ask this question. It can make some minorities feel like they don't belong. [View all] IronLionZion Aug 2017 OP

reminds me a bit of my brother trying to find a rabbi to perform his wedding ceremony unblock Aug 2017 #1

I'm mixed and I get asked it a lot SethH Aug 2017 #2

It's much more important for government interaction IronLionZion Aug 2017 #3