Seeking Women of Color in the PNW for Documentary on Solo Bike Touring

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12-06-15, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by saddlesores

i've never seen "human" as an option. rarely see a write-in blank under race, otherwise
i could enter "nascar." so i'm stuck picking one of the pre-approved race options.

if offered, i check "native-american" cause i was bornded here.

I'm a little embarassed by this thread. The OP is not asking for everyone to please voice their support or dissent for affirmative action. This is a call for us to spread the word on bike touring to people who haven't been included in the U.S. It's a good thing for us, a good thing for the world.... why are we turning this into a pissing contest to see who's the most colorblind?

People from different ethnicities are treated in different ways, that's kind of a fact of the world. Can't we do something productive to break down walls here in this forum?

12-06-15, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by B. Carfree

When given a check-box for race, I always check the "African-American" box, since I'm a US citizen and, as near as current science can determine, the original humans evolved in Africa. Why quibble over the route?

had considered it, but thought that box was reserved
for boers immigrating from south africa.