In the remote Ohio town of East Jackson, which sits in the Appalachian foothills, residents have for decades identified as black – despite the fact they appear white. Tom Silverstone and Francisco Navas visit a place where residents’ racial lines have been blurred to invisibility
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I am always surprised when I hear that people have to mention their race all the time in official places (it is also mentioned in some countries’ passports, why?), why is that? Was the lady applying for a job? I did not get that. If I had a say, we would do away with these categorizing in races, I think we could even drop the category gender, also in the passports.
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In my opinion its an extension of a question I often had to answer as a child, “…yes but where are you really from?” where the interrogator felt my answer would help them categorise me, even if it didn’t chime with their preconceptions!
In this case I think it has to do with the peculiarities of US history, society and culture.
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I am sure you are right. I still hope they will stop it. 🙂
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