Talk:Racial misrepresentation

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Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This may be of some interest as a source here:

Byler, David (July 19, 2023). "Racial identity is more fluid than you might think". The Washington Post.

Summary: Americans (especially of mixed ancestry) change their ethno-racial self-identification all the time, especially to align with their politics, and this has considerable implications for the future of the US Republican Party. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 14:42, 23 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Especially* should be *of*

Americans *of* not *especially* of mixed ancestry can change their racial identity. 107.144.132.45 (talk) 23:16, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

World view

Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

All the examples provided are North American with the majority confined to just the USA.

Does this issue exist anywhere else in the world? 114.23.162.174 (talk) 20:10, 3 September 2025 (UTC)Reply

The page on Passing (racial identity) has a couple of examples from other countries that would probably fit the definition from this page. Chilltherevolutionist (talk) 04:47, 13 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Deliberately?"

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The introduction of the article says that Racial misrepresentation occurs "occurs when someone deliberately misrepresents their racial or ethnic background."

I don't see any inherent problem with this, but a couple of the linked examples do not seem to have consensus that there was deliberate misrepresentation.

In the case of Ward Churchill and Elizabeth Warren, for example, the linked articles talk about the controversy but leave open the possibility that this was an earnestly held but mistaken belief, and not deliberate deception. Shouldn't we err on the side of caution and distinguish between the cases of unquestionable fraud and those where there are sources claiming that the subject genuinely believed the claims? Believing something false without good evidence is not the same thing as malicious fraud. Chilltherevolutionist (talk) 04:41, 13 January 2026 (UTC)Reply