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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by CorrectHorseBat on Friday June 30, 2023 @08:05AM (#36533416)
That's not what I meant, let me rephrase my question:

How does someone know what they should fill in?

Is it fine to fill in African American if one of your grandparents was black? Or only if your skin is dark enough?

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Re:Affirmative action at US colleges has been banned by bombcar on Friday June 30, 2023 @04:30PM (#36541788)
Hard to say. General consensus seems to be “appearance” but others go by the one drop rule.
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