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« on: July 01, 2013, 11:31:55 AM »
Yes  race is a fundamentally flawed concept regardless. For several reasons. Just humor me. The Asian catch all especially annoys me. How do South Asians and East Asians not merit different categories once we've decided to put people into appearance based groups?
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« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2013, 12:57:11 PM »
Quote from: IndyTexas on July 01, 2013, 12:50:36 PM
being Asian is usually more of a liability than an asset to college admissions anyway.
This is absolutely true! You people are just too damn smart Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2013, 12:58:41 PM »
Quote from: Vasall des Midas on July 01, 2013, 12:05:05 PM
Talking about appearance based... had a look at a representative sample of Census Hispanics?
The Census does not count Hispanic as a race.
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