. Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are sharing sensitive information about bar exam prep. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned."
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are sharing sensitive information about bar exam prep. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned."
-
Tom Joad
- Posts: 4526
- Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:56 pm
Re: Lawsuit Pushes URM Status for North Africans
How has he been harmed?
-
MKC
- Posts: 16246
- Joined: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:18 am
Re: Lawsuit Pushes URM Status for North Africans
Tom Joad wrote:How has he been harmed?
“I have been awarded, inadvertently, the negative effects of being black such as racial profiling, stereotypes and disenfranchisement due to my Negroid features,” he said. “However, the legal demand of my racial classification of ‘white’ prevents me from receiving benefits established for black people.”
Hefny has lost five jobs thanks to his battle to be classified as a black man and is currently unemployed. As he continues to fight for the right to be classified as a black man Hefny has contacted some powerful people, even reaching out to President Obama.
“I need your help,” Hefny wrote. “As you can see in the enclosed photo, I am a black man. My complexion is darker than yours. I was born and raised in Africa and you were not, yet you are classified as black and I’m classified as white.”
-
Tom Joad
- Posts: 4526
- Joined: Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:56 pm
Re: Lawsuit Pushes URM Status for North Africans
I read that. I am not aware of any jobs you can get just because you are classified as black by the government. Maybe there are some that I don't know about.MarkinKansasCity wrote:Tom Joad wrote:How has he been harmed?“I have been awarded, inadvertently, the negative effects of being black such as racial profiling, stereotypes and disenfranchisement due to my Negroid features,” he said. “However, the legal demand of my racial classification of ‘white’ prevents me from receiving benefits established for black people.”
Hefny has lost five jobs thanks to his battle to be classified as a black man and is currently unemployed. As he continues to fight for the right to be classified as a black man Hefny has contacted some powerful people, even reaching out to President Obama.
“I need your help,” Hefny wrote. “As you can see in the enclosed photo, I am a black man. My complexion is darker than yours. I was born and raised in Africa and you were not, yet you are classified as black and I’m classified as white.”
-
PBJones
- Posts: 40
- Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Re: Lawsuit Pushes URM Status for North Africans
.
Last edited by PBJones on Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
californiauser
- Posts: 1213
- Joined: Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:10 am
Re: Lawsuit Pushes URM Status for North Africans
I don't understand how any immigrant can willingly come to this country and expect AA. If you feel not receiving AA is an injustice, don't come.
