If you're talking about a form that asks for your race, yes, you can. Usually, you'll check "other", and then write in "raceless". Or you can just decline to a

If you're talking about a form that asks for your race, yes, you can. Usually, you'll check "other", and then write in "raceless". Or you can just decline to answer. The form is there to keep general tabs on overall racial statistics. It doesn't affect you in particular, and it's always optional. Nobody else is likely to ask your race. It just doesn't come up. HOWEVER -- others may assign you to a race. It doesn't matter how you identify. If they think you look black, or Hispanic, or Asian, they'll treat you that way. It won't do you any good to say, "No no, I'm raceless". It wouldn't even do you any good to say, "No, I'm not Arab, I'm from Bangladesh". That's the reason some forms inquire about race. They want to see if there are any patterns of racism, so that they can look for ways to manage it. They ask you for your self-identification, which is usually close enough to what other people assign to you, at least for statistical purposes. If you write in "raceless" you're just opting out of that record keeping. Or at least, you're going into that "other" category, and they'll keep an eye out on trends in that dimension. But you won't find people ostracizing you for how you identify. They might ostracize you for what you look like, rather than how you see yourself.