<p>“Define ‘original peoples’. I’m honestly curious. Nobody originates from the Pacific Islands. So how far back do you go?”</p>
<p>Please, this is a childish argument. Just because mankind originated in Africa doesn’t make us all ethnically African. You and I both know that there are serious differences in culture, physique, and genetic pool between, say, Norwegians and the Sudanese. Just because the Norwegians originated from Africa millenia ago doesn’t mean all Norwegians are also Africans. That’s just the way it is.</p>
<p>Don’t be sore because you were waitlisted and you identified as white. If Stanford really wanted you at their school, you would be in regardless of skin color. I should know, I’m part White part Asian and I got in–without saying I’m black because my Caucasian ancestors lived in Algeria.</p>
<p>If you have serious misgivings about the system, just choose not to identify.</p>