I lied about my race... your thoughts?

Alright so I've interviewed with 2 boutique banks. During the interview I lied about my race. I'm only 1 ethnicity as my parents are from the same country, but I said one of my parents was a different race (european/whatever) to sound more... cultured? Just wanna know your thoughts lol. i'm not white btw..

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monty09your an ididot
lmao!!
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monty09your an ididot

HAHAHAHA! This killed me.

To the OP, what were you thinking???

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people Jeremy
 
shawnkempdo i got balls? im pretty racially ambiguous. this is no joke

I absolutely understand where you're coming from. One time, while at a farm (don't ask) around State College, a couple of locals starting throwing apples at me and saying "Welcome to America A-rab." I wasn't angry at the fact that they thought I was of Middle Eastern descent, I was angry at the fact that they were unable to keep their racism on the low.

 

It's for a firm here in Atlanta, they didn't ask but I mentioned it as I was giving my little commercial in the beginning of the interview. Thought it sounded nice?

 
shawnkempIt's for a firm here in Atlanta, they didn't ask but I mentioned it as I was giving my little commercial in the beginning of the interview. Thought it sounded nice?

So... not only did you lie about your race, but you VOLUNTARILY lied independently of them putting pressure on you about it!?

...SUPER SMART!

“Millionaires don't use astrology, billionaires do”
 

Depends on how white you look, maybe you look totally asian/hispanic/nativeamerican or whatever. If you can pas for mixed then by all means go for it. Lying is an invaluable tool which you will need to utilize many times in your future, its best to perfect the art while you're still young.

 

Kind dumb and hilarious, but there's no way they'll ever find out. It's illegal for them to ask you about your race in an interview or perform any kind of investigation as to your heritage during a hiring process (for obvious reasons) so it's unlikely anyone will ever find out. Except now you have to remember the lie forever...

- Capt K - "Prestige is like a powerful magnet that warps even your beliefs about what you enjoy. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, bait the hook with prestige." - Paul Graham
 

This whole thread is full of win. OP, you're an idiot, not that it's going to matter.

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SpiderMonkeyOhYesWhenever I go to Pakistan and tell them I'm American and they look at me like there's something wrong I just want to do something nasty to them all for being stereotyping racist ethnocentrists. Like bomb them or something.

Have you considered NOT going to Pakistan?

 

I've contemplated using that trick in the past but ended up not doing it. I think it's entirely silly to begin with. Your race shouldn't matter, but for some reason the government says otherwise.

Regards

"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan
 

I'm Asian, but I've got big eyes. Like Anne Hathaway big. I'm pretty sure I can get away with something like this, too, but I haven't reached that level of despair yet...

 
designI'm Asian, but I've got big eyes. Like Anne Hathaway big. I'm pretty sure I can get away with something like this, too, but I haven't reached that level of despair yet...
If you get a tan, you'll look Hawaiin / Latin.....can you play the URM card? Or is that stuff documented?
Get busy living
 

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