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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by ip26 on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:49PM (#31603261)
Imagine trying to identify as a midwesterner except you secretly grew up in Canada. Sooner or later someone is going to figure it out, eh?
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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by hammock on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:53PM (#31603289)
Not really. There are scores of famous Hollywood actors, musicians etc who most would never guess were Canadian.
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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by anonymousab on Friday June 03, 2022 @12:09AM (#31604186)
You only see the ones who made it. Far, far more failed to do so.
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Re:Google cancelled a talk on caste bias by gadflyinyoureye on Thursday June 02, 2022 @09:52PM (#31603282)
It seems like the better choice is to claim that you're Minnesotan. Then after generations work your family down so they can fake being a Hoosier.
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