<p>I'm part (continent) Indian, part Carribbean (West Indian, actually). Since Asians are overrepresented minorites in college, instead of checking "Asian" (which I'm really not, since true "Chinese Asians" don't really "accept me" as one of theirs), I put "black/African American". There often isn't a slot for West Indian/Carribbean anyway, and usually if your from the carribbean your considered black. My parents also tell me that I have black in my blood, from my grandparents side. I know I would qualify for extra scholarships and the like, since I'm "black" but is this ethical, even though my skin color isn't really black?</p>
<p>Indian.. as in native american or from india? I'm kind of confused by your question...</p>
<p>but anyways, unless you are somewhat African (for the most part, your ancestors are from the continent of Africa, I guess...) I would have put Other...</p>
<p>No, it is not right. You definitely checked the wrong box.</p>
<p>From Wikipedia; <i>On the other hand, even glaring facial differences, such as skin-tone darkness, are quickly forgotten if they are irrelevant to "otherness." In short, "who looks black" is answered differently by different people.</i></p>
<p>Basically, according to them, what you consider yourself "black" depends on your "otherness." It also talks about how West Indians are also considered "black." Herein lies the question; Am I "black"? Is a white baby born to a black mother and a white father black? How/where do you answer these questions?</p>
<p>Better yet, is the child of a half Carribbean/half white wife and a white husband black?</p>
<p>You should not have checked African-American. Your ancestors were not slaves in America.</p>
<p>What you did is done already and you can't change that. There probably won't be any repercussions for your actions and whatever colleges you applied to probably won't rescind their admissions for it. However, my suggestion is that you not tell anyone else about what you did and delete this thread. I think quite a few people will feel very negatively towards what you did.</p>
<p>your ancestors don't have to be slaves in America to be African American. Also, thread can't get deleted, unless a mod does it.</p>
<p>Ohhh I get it, now you want to be black? I dont have anything to say for people like you</p>
<p>The problem is not really the fact that you put black on your app, but it's that you did it just because asians are ORM and you won't be benefitted by affirmative action if you put it yet you probably never told anyone else you were black in your entire life.</p>
<p>Now if you always have considered yourself as black, then it would be better (though still not completely ok)</p>
<p>"Ohhh I get it, now you want to be black? I dont have anything to say for people like you"</p>
<p>Big deal. I've considered myself part "black" and identified with black people in schools, just as I have of Indians. Its the same way someone who is mixed identifies with both cultures. If selecting one race over the other benefits me in some way, why not take advantage of it? I'm not fully Asian so I have not lived the "Asian lifestyle" as much a full-Asian has. Neither have I lived the "black lifestyle" entirely.</p>
<p>are you Guyanese or something? if so, your ancestors are still east indian, not west indian.</p>
<p>oooh, I see now.</p>
<p>So whats the "full-Asian" lifestyle? Math homework and fried rice?</p>
<p>What about the "black" lifestyle? gangsta rap and fried chicken?</p>
<p>Your thread is already ridiculous enough, don't bring racial stereotypes into it too.</p>
<p>This quote was the one that really set me off:</p>
<p>"Since Asians are overrepresented minorites in college, instead of checking "Asian" (which I'm really not, since true "Chinese Asians" don't really "accept me" as one of theirs), I put "black/African American""</p>
<p>That really shows how shady your motives really are so don't give us any excuses about how you identified with some black people in school too.</p>
<p>"Chinese Asians"?</p>
<p>I guess you never heard of "Indian Asians", which you are half of.</p>
<p>If you considered yourself black you wouldnt need people to tell you whether or not it was ethical. BTW, what happened to the mulitracial or other box? From my experiences anytime I have met a person who is half Indian, it is the Indian culture they embrace much more than whatever other race they are. But in the end you never had to choose black, you just knew it would benefit you more than being Asian, multiracial or other. And to me that is unethical</p>
<p>Its no question that different races live different lifestyles, I don't know what your denying. I only referred to "Chinese" Asians so you could understand I meant "East Asian" not South-East Asian. </p>
<p>Asians obviously have a very different culture, so do blacks. Your the one using sterotypes, by saying blacks listen to gangsta rap and friend chicken. Don't put words in my mouth, its obvious your the one with the racial issues. </p>
<p>All I'm saying is, why should I be at a disadvantage in the college application process by checking Asian? I haven't lived the typical "Asian" lifestyle, thus its not fair to compare me to Asians with 2300 SATs and 4.0 GPAs. That's why I'm asking if its OK to fill in "black", which would be more compareable to my life, and what I considered myself to be.</p>
<p>Well obviously you know what you did was unethical, but obviously you don't care about that. I'm sorry you felt you couldn't compete with Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese in the admissions process.</p>
<p>I never said it was unethical, that is what I was asking here. If I knew it was unethical, would I bother asking? No.
I was unsure as to what "black" was? Color? Ancestry? And obviously, some uptight CCers can't answer a question a fellow user has, instead demeaning me and making it seem like I'm some sort of selfish person.</p>
<p>Dude. Who cares? Whats done is done.</p>
<p>"I haven't lived the typical "Asian" lifestyle, thus its not fair to compare me to Asians with 2300 SATs and 4.0 GPAs."</p>
<p>What the hell? How is it not fair? So the only way people should consider themselves asian is if they have slave-driver parents? If they don't, they aren't truly asian? Probably 90% of asians don't actually fall under that category but still they don't deny their ethnicity, so why should you? </p>
<p>You obviously know what you did was wrong and you're just trying to find someway to justify it.</p>
<p>You should not have checked African-American. Your ancestors were not slaves in America.</p>
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<p>They were slaves in the Carribean who then moved to the United States.</p>
<p>I wish you would have checked both boxes or said other but this isnt really a big cheat in my books.</p>
<p>TheRGS, the way race is checked off in a box is not based on the kind of lifestyle you lead. Who is to decide what defines a "black" or "asian" lifestyle? That's ridiculous. You should have checked the "other" box, not African American.</p>