In today's world, if a person born a biological man feels like they are a woman (or vice versa), most people on this board would respect that and adjust which pronoun to use (he or she) accordingly. I think most people on here would be alright with them going into the bathroom of their choosing. To suggest otherwise is hateful and intolerant.
My question is if this is alright, why can't we do the same with race? Most African Americans have a little bit of white blood in them (on average 20%) so why can't they say they are white? I wouldn't be surprised if I had a small percentage of non-white blood in me so why can't I claim to be something else? If we can decide what gender we are, it should be okay for us to decide what race we are. When applying to colleges I would claim to be African American and then try to reap the benefits of affirmative action.
