Airline Apps
 

One of the questions on the apps asks for your race. I am half jewish and half white. Should I answer two or more races?

Under EEOC law, providing racial information about oneself is optional. Mark it, don't mark it, mark whatever you want.

I'm not trying to be rude or insensitive but isn't "Jewish" a religion and "white" a race? You can become Jewish no matter what color your skin, but you can't change your race.

What Is "Jewish?"

Well, I can track my linage back to the Semite people and that it is a middle eastern race. Being Jewish is not just a religion, it is an ethnicity. In fact you get genetically tested to see if you have Jewish ancestry. You can be tested to see if you have Christian ancestry.

I am afraid that I will do that I might possibly reduce my chances of getting selected out a pile 10,000 applications. I also want to be honest about it as well.

Again forgive my ignorance, but then wouldn't your race be Middle Eastern/Semite then? Unless ALL people of a certain ethnicity were ALWAYS a particular religion....I'm not sure how one could be "tested" for Judism or Christianity. :confused:

Sorry, I'll stop my religious/ethnic semantics debate on a airline app thread. Sorry!
:)

Another question on airline apps, not related to race...
How do you remove a specific airline from the list of airlines previously selected?

Sorry, it was a typo. I meant to say that you CAN NOT be tested for Christian ancestry as opposed to Jewish ancestry.

You have to either call or email the airlineapps folks and have them do it.

Here is what our government uses...

About Race - People and Households - U.S. Census Bureau