I am in a similar situation, where I have a last name that is clearly "not local", mixed origins, but I'm very white by most standards. Any sort of interventio

I am in a similar situation, where I have a last name that is clearly "not local", mixed origins, but I'm very white by most standards. Any sort of intervention will have some negative effects. I'm sorry you are being disadvantaged. Seeing how hostile people can be to others, especially in cases where they are wrong (like yours), shows how bad things have become, imho. That said, we have to do something. If helping get parity in CS means a few guys get disadvantaged, or some people get otherwise mislabelled, it still helps a ton of people, helps break the systemic issues. In many situations, it's dammed if you do, dammed if you don't. You and I are still very privileged in the end (ex: dual citizenship).