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56. True - but that is because Native American is the only group requiring validation from one of the 574 tribes recognized

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Sun Jul 6, 2025, 04:23 PM

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by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs. Choosing any other ethnicity is strictly your choice. This situation is analogous to Musk identifying as African-American. While technically accurate, we all recognize it as morally wrong when it's done to gain a competitive advantage.

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Adams and Cuomo rip Mamdani for identifying as African American on college application [View all] Polybius Jul 2025 OP

Is that all they've got? Ocelot II Jul 2025 #1

Yep. That's what they got. They are two large pieces of crap. NoRethugFriends Jul 2025 #2

It's a technicality Pototan Jul 2025 #3

...Gotta find something wrong with the guy. Safe as Milk Jul 2025 #12

Well, I respectfully disagree Pototan Jul 2025 #17

Thanks for keeping it honest. Majority of DU wouldn't agree. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #22

He didn't identify as "Native African." pnwmom Jul 2025 #35

True - but that is because Native American is the only group requiring validation from one of the 574 tribes recognized 24601 Jul 2025 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author AZProgressive Jul 2025 #65

My Grandparents Are Hungarian, Polish, German, and Scottish DrFunkenstein Jul 2025 #75

I can kind of understand his dilemma. What do you put when the choices don't Tadpole Raisin Jul 2025 #28

Exactly. mwooldri Jul 2025 #52

My brother was born in Japan....... LeftInTX Jul 2025 #94

An embarrassingly weak allegation, sort of like Obama's birth certificate. Silent Type Jul 2025 #4

So a high school student who immigrated here as a child from Africa pnwmom Jul 2025 #5

No, when he admitted non of his South Asian family married any Africans rogue emissary Jul 2025 #23

"my parents are black" is indeed how Americans comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #29

Thank you. Be careful on DU. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #32

I know. I am considered too insensitive by many. comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #33

He was an immigrant who knew he came from Africa. pnwmom Jul 2025 #36

It's completely understandable and forgivable for an 18 yo kid. comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #41

From what I've read, that is the only instance they could find of him doing that. pnwmom Jul 2025 #43

If that's the case it's no more than a youthful error. comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #50

he grew up in America and was exposed to race and racism for years. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #47

He was a high school kid who checked multiple boxes -- both South Asian and African, pnwmom Jul 2025 #64

I was comparing him to myself when I was a High School student. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #66

The word "African' doesn't tie a person to a particular tribe. nt pnwmom Jul 2025 #68

Exactly, it's a Continental landmass. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #80

Then why did you compare his situation to your not identifying as Seminole? pnwmom Jul 2025 #81

When I applied to colleges. I always checked the Black or African American. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #84

But you had lived in this country for your whole life. Zohran and his family had lived in Africa. pnwmom Jul 2025 #85

I do and that's clear. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #91

Last thing as you point out he was 17 teenager. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #93

He was seven. My grandparents were born and raised in Turkey and came here as adults. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #95

How is a high school student from Uganda supposed to know pnwmom Jul 2025 #34

He was living in the US since 5 years old JI7 Jul 2025 #74

Actually, he was 7 when his family moved here markpkessinger Jul 2025 #77

So what? He was still a high school student. I've had three kids that age and I bet pnwmom Jul 2025 #79

He's from a life of privilege. His mother is a hugely successful film maker. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #100

LOL. You're assuming that his parents didn't TEACH him to view himself as having come from Africa. nt pnwmom Jul 2025 #101

What do you do when a form says "check all that apply" ? I guess for you that's easy... Hekate Jul 2025 #42

He still wouldn't apply. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #49

He was 18 Hekate Jul 2025 #59

How would you expect the high school student to know what the box specifically did or didn't mean? pnwmom Jul 2025 #102

Does this mean Cuomo is running against Mamdani again? AZProgressive Jul 2025 #6

How many generations have to be born in Africa to qualify as African? mackdaddy Jul 2025 #7

Musk family goes back three generations in South Africa. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #24

Exactly. comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #30

"We" don't refer to that racist 54 yr. old as African American. The only time on record that Zohran pnwmom Jul 2025 #44

He shouldn't even respond. It's a non issue Pisces Jul 2025 #8

It's a none issue to you and majority of DU. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #25

So those votes will go to choie Jul 2025 #45

Not necessarily. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #48

That's how we got *rump questionseverything Jul 2025 #60

Agree 100%. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #61

Exactly. choie Jul 2025 #89

Not voting choie Jul 2025 #88

I'd say Adams gets the vote Polybius Jul 2025 #71

A vote for a corrupt choie Jul 2025 #90

I hope not, but he's doing the never apologize strategy. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #92

A litteral example of Whatabout-ism IbogaProject Jul 2025 #9

BINGO! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #20

New Yorkers don't care what race Mamdani says he is, they just want lower rent. SunSeeker Jul 2025 #10

Being that he's in the hands of the real estate lobby choie Jul 2025 #46

I can see why many are calling the NYT latest "bombshell" about Mamdani a hit piece. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #11

The NYT is going after him. thought crime Jul 2025 #40

Yes, pretty damn clear. And scurrilous. summer_in_TX Jul 2025 #86

Uganda is in East Africa Pototan Jul 2025 #13

Musk joked about himself being African American Polybius Jul 2025 #15

leftist called him crazy and offensive for saying it. rogue emissary Jul 2025 #26

Is Musk a teenager? Did Musk only say that on a college application where he also checked off pnwmom Jul 2025 #37

That's arguably worse than a joke, but you can't criticize one without the other Polybius Jul 2025 #69

Sure you can. Musk is a middle aged man and Zohran was a teenager. pnwmom Jul 2025 #72

The joke wasn't binding Polybius Jul 2025 #73

Every bit as much as three generations of residence comradebillyboy Jul 2025 #31

True, in the US. But there was no definition written on the college application, pnwmom Jul 2025 #39

Mamdani winning must be scaring the daylights Deminpenn Jul 2025 #14

So far it's either out right criminals and verified sex pests endorsing his opponent. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2025 #16

What desperation Adams and Cuomo are showing. RedArkGuy Jul 2025 #18

Considering they refused to publish hacked JD Vance emails fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #19

If you are referring to quotas, yes, that worked very well for generations of white men... Hekate Jul 2025 #57

The losers "calling for an investigation!!!!!" Grins Jul 2025 #21

A couple of pots calling the kettle.... SSJVegeta Jul 2025 #27

Just another smear that no one should care about. thought crime Jul 2025 #38

Guys... stollen Jul 2025 #51

Unforced error by Cuomo. (Adams doesn't matter.) Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #53

So, a guy from Africa said he was "African-American"... appmanga Jul 2025 #54

So the guy was all of 18 and staring a college application form in the face... Hekate Jul 2025 #58

His dad is a professor at Columbia. We tried checking all the blanks when we applied in the 70s. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #96

That's certainly an exceptional set of parents he has. He may indeed have been cocky from the start... Hekate Jul 2025 #98

If you get a chance to see any of his mother, Mira Nair's movies, they're worth it. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #99

Monsoon Wedding was hers? It was overshadowed by My Big Fat Greek Wedding... Hekate Jul 2025 #105

This is July's replacement to June's "Biden's Health!" headliners. Torchlight Jul 2025 #106

Just wow Diraven Jul 2025 #55

In a normal universe, you would expect Democrats to rally behind their candidate. eggplant Jul 2025 #62

All this makes me like Mamdani more and more mainer Jul 2025 #63

Who are they to talk? iemanja Jul 2025 #67

Deport Cuomo please. nt KPN Jul 2025 #70

Sounds serious, Adams and Cuomo Torchlight Jul 2025 #76

This whole thing is silly mcar Jul 2025 #78

Racist POS Trump Used This To Derail Elizabeth Warren's Campaign DrFunkenstein Jul 2025 #82

Not really "miles ahead" Polybius Jul 2025 #83

Wow didn't realize Adams was polling behind Silwa fujiyamasan Jul 2025 #87

It looks like a lot of Republicans are voting for Cuomo this election Polybius Jul 2025 #97

Non-issue. no_hypocrisy Jul 2025 #103

Maybe they should call him "Pocahontas." Gore1FL Jul 2025 #104

Uganda is in Africa Bluestocking Jul 2025 #107