[Smokin' Joe]

So you are saying a caucasian can't put down "African-American" even though their parents were from Africa because they aren't black?

If that is the case, say what you mean and quit piddling on the language.

It is that sort of zipperheaded, weasel-worded, mealy mouthed nonsense which is enough to get some people to tell a HR person "No thanks, I don't want to work here."

[dmz]

It is that sort of zipperheaded, weasel-worded, mealy mouthed nonsense which is enough to get some people to tell a HR person “No thanks, I don’t want to work here.”
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LOL. That HR person has already figured out they have no intention of hiring you. And not because of your race, but because you likely ooze “I will be a pita”. At least your above comments point me in that direction. Sorry to be so blunt.

Do you really have trouble with the distinction between a racial classification and a place of birth?