A rather common joke that I've seen on social media and also have personally witnessed in real life is that within the US, the person making the comparison is o

A rather common joke that I've seen on social media and also have personally witnessed in real life is that within the US, the person making the comparison is of one race and has difficulty accurately comparing a person of a different race with the picture supposedly of that person. Consequently, two people who don't really look alike can essentially share the same ID card as the person doing the comparing doesn't want to invite accusations of racism.