How do I determine and prove I am this "race" or that "race"? Because my parents told me I was? By looks? By DNA? By name? By language? By one root on my family tree? What percent of that one line/root is needed to be called a member of that "race"? Who checks these things?

Go with your gut.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Yes, go with your gut. Put a mirror up to your navel and look at the serial number. It's usually a 17 digit VIN after 1982, 14 digit before that time.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Hah! Have you ever tried to read your V.I.N.? Mine used to be easy to read when it was a nice flat surface but now...

I want a check box that says "HUMAN" under race!
I never check those boxes - it is none of anybody's damn business what I am

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

Race has become whatever it is you want to call yourself.

Let's look at Obama.

The White House released to the public how he filled out his census form, and he decided to check off the box for "black, African American", and nothing else, even though you could check off more than one box.

What is ludicrous about this is that he is exactly half white, and everyone knows this. He is denying or ignoring exactly 50% of his genetic make-up.

And the sad irony of this is that every person in his life who was there for him and loved him every day was white.

He met his dad twice in his entire lifetime, and they were both negative experiences.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Can you see any issues with this method?

He is " in fact, black" because that suits JR's political motives.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

No, he is in fact, black, because that is what he is. If you were not aware one of his parents were white, how would you describe him?

hey, i'm out in the sun a lot, and some people think i am greek or italian. so what. just because some people dislike obama because of his alleged "race' (and some like him because of his "race) doesn't mean its a valid way of assessing him. might as well decide that people with widow's peaks are ... devils. like eddie munster. or grandpa munster? makes as much sense.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

For the third time- do you have a reason for coming to that conclusion or any conclusion about the alleged race of anyone?

You determine your 'race' by first figuring out which answer will be the most beneficial to you.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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Why is it beneficial to be one race and not another?

this is a question I've always asked... maybe its growing up in CA, or just being younger, but when it comes to assessing someone for a job, the first question is "how well will you do the job"
I hate affirmative action, and "good 'ol boy" deals alike. any time race gets in the way of letting the most qualified person do the job, well its Bull$hi#

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Cue Up "Racial Draft"