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"non-Hispanic black male" ?? - Angie


Posted: Dec 02, 2012

Is there a reason to dictate what race someone is not? 

yes, for reporting purposes - Occasionally

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and also for race/regional genetic-specific - illnesses/diseases (NM)

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Thanks. Told they do this in TX, but this was a first for me. - Angie

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it's not just texas, it's medicine - nm
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There are reasons - Not ours to decide-see msg

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Who knows, my first thought is genetics as they pertain to diseases. Or maybe they like the reader to know they don't need a bilingual interpretor. Maybe it's a legal thing otherwise.

We just type as dictated unless it's derogatory. We're not doctors. We're not lawyers.

And yes, African American is important as opposed to just "black." African American is not the only black race.


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