Quote Originally Posted by Jidoe View Post
Essentially, you can be part of the "black" community, and make cosmetic changes to appear like you belong, and be an equal member of the "real blacks" community, even though biologically you are not part of that community.
And you can be a part of the "programmer" community without having a wit of programming skill. I know this, I have seen it. But it doesn't make you a programmer, and neither does being a member of the "black community" make you black (nor does it change your heredity, which is different again).

I agree with Ari - people can do what they like, it doesn't concern me. Who (or what) you have sex with, what kind of clothes you wear, what color you paint your skin, none of this matters to me at all. There are facts, and there are communities, and they're quite different.