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by zo1 1695 days ago
It's not just America. In South Africa as well, right now. Almost every form and application asks for race on some level. One of the big reasons is because they've got a big push atm to suppress over-representation of minority groups in terms of company ownership and employment. One of the top groups that they are targeting are the native White minority.

Edit. Added link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad-Based_Black_Economic_Emp...