[alexander_busek]

In one application, Reis reportedly falsely claimed he was a veteran and an African American.

How do you prove, in a court of law, that someone isn't an "African American?!"

What clause of the Constitution, what provision of the Federal Penal Code, defines exactly what an "African American" is?!

Is it a crime if I state, on an application, that I am an "Irish American" even though I have only 3.125% Irish blood?

Is it even legal for a Federal authority to demand that I divulge my ancestry or ethnic background?!

Regards,

[HombreSecreto]

If men can identify as women, why can’t someone identify as another ethnic group? LOL

[TangoLimaSierra]

How do you prove, in a court of law, that someone isn't an "African American?!"

Show them a glass of grape juice and ask them to identify it.
If they say "purple drank", they's black.

[marktwain]

Is it even legal for a Federal authority to demand that I divulge my ancestry or ethnic background?!

Regards,

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A friend of mine enlisted in the Marine Corps when she was 18. Her mother was black, her father was white, Her mother had a brain aneuryism when she was five. Her parents had met and married in the Marine Corps. She was raised by her father and his relatives, culturally “white”.

During her Marine career, the form on which “race” was declared stated declaring “race” was not mandatory. She looks “black” with dark skin and curly hair, brown eyes. She checked off “white” on the form.

The authorities would not allow her to do that. The speculation was they needed high performers like her to be “black” in order to “look” better on affirmative action or some similar program in the military.

Eventually she was allowed to check “other”.

I did not witness any of this. I may be mis-remembering some details. My friend told me of it some time ago.

[Tommy Revolts]

If Africa is the cradle of all humanity, then I must be African-American.

Unless 400 years is the ancestry timeline.

[JerseyDvl]

Maybe he identifies as African American. It makes as much sense as Men with breasts calling themselves Female.