# What were you THINKING?

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**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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And in the least surprising development possible, DT joins in for the nothing-story about boxes checked by a teenager, that originated with a white supremacist:

> [@Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intersectionality-and-the-oppression-pyramid/1018016/281):
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> Great example of the oppression hierarchy in action: No one would think it was a nothingburger or make excuses if a white Ugandan identified as African American to try to get a boost in a college application.

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