Pretending to be Indian to get ahead

Etymon-Zero said:

It would be hard to find any evidence that it pays as much as being white.

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So what is the benefit of being white?

The simple benefit of having your culture represented as the majority culture in media..?

What else?

USincognito said:

Driving while black - Wikipedia
Redlining - Wikipedia
Racial profiling - Wikipedia

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We just saw a recent famous incident where someone was accused of a crime for smiling while white.

What you have just posted are a series of wikipedia articles that focus on practices which are no longer particularly relevant for the reasons that you would say they are (Redlining) or which are just a collection of exaggerated talking points ("Walking while black").

It is true that African-Americans are approached more by police and are arrested more, pulled over more, etc. Some say this is discrimination but it really just goes back to the massively elevated crime rate of African-American people thus predominantly black neighborhoods are targeted for an increased police presence and, sure, perhaps police are a bit more likely to be more thorough with a group of African-Americans.

But please, elaborate on these, if you will.

I think no one really cares about someone lack of Native American heritage, Until Trump brings it up. Then it's time to harrass people, that Trump like to start trouble with.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:

I think no one really cares about someone lack of Native American heritage, Until Trump brings it up. Then it's time to harrass people, that Trump like to start trouble with.

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As a Native American activist with nearly three decades of experience, I can tell you that I've never seen such a ruckus from a group of conservatives over Native American blood quantum status or any native related political or social justice issue for that matter. The vast majority of support that I have been given and have seen in tribal related issues has been from liberals. Based on my experience, any conservative who shows an interest in tribal issues or in any other social justice issue is the exception and not the rule. But again, I'm basing my opinion on my own personal experiences and what I have observed over the 25+ years of being involved in political and social justice activism myself.