He went on to describe my supposed racial and cultural status in unkind detail, concluding with some rather imaginative sexual preferences involving mutilated animals.

For example, skin colour assigns individuals to racial statuses such as black and white but this merely reflects the conventions of particular societies.

These and community acceptance were the more important factors if a person's racial status were questioned, not his or her documented ancestry.

The official racial status of Mexican Americans has varied throughout American history.

Blacks view all white Americans as being equal in racial status.

In particular, Jews were penalized financially for their perceived racial status.

"I don't think there was any attempt to handle these people any differently based on racial status," he said.

Since legal citizenship in the United States required "White" racial status,".

The legal designation of white racial status actually worked against Mexican American civil rights in law suits claiming racial discrimination.

Tutsis began to believe the myth of their superior racial status, and exploited their power over the Hutu majority.