> Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable If you mean "irrevocably determined with a 100% certainty" maybe... But you know, most people

> Race might be obtained, but honestly even that is questionable If you mean "irrevocably determined with a 100% certainty" maybe... But you know, most people who think their name doesn't give away their race, are a certain race... - Funny that this is really such an uncomfortable truth for some people here... I'm a black guy with a Ghanaian name, so I laughed out loud reading the comment. It's not like black people aren't allowed to have "euro-centric" names, but, surprise surprise, Caucasians represent a large majority of people with those names Likewise there are names that almost no Caucasians have (like mine) If someone is reading your resume intent on being biased, a name like "Austin Walters" is going to appear as... a white guy. There black guys named Austin Walters but they're also not conducting a census... if someone really wants to discriminate against you based on race, your name is plenty to go on. https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AU/AUSTIN/chart-di... https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-distribution-by-race.svg https://www.mynamestats.com/Last-Names/W/WA/WALTERS/chart-di... Again, they're not conducting a science study, an 80% chance is plenty for the kind of person trying to discriminate... Likewise, someone who reads my name, which uses consonants in a way that English doesn't usually ( causing people to mispronounce my very simple last name even when reading it verbatim) will instantly assume I'm black. It's something I accept as a person with a very black name, it tells you the main audience of HN is this is really such a revelation for some of you lol